All England Badminton Championships: Lakshya Sen runs out of steam in semis | Badminton News – Times of India
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India’s long drought at the All England badminton championships continued as Lakshya Sen lost in the semifinals of the blue riband event in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. Sen fought hard before he lost his rhythm in the third game and suffered a 12-21, 21-10, 15-21 defeat to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. After losing the first game, Lakshya recovered to win the second game with a big margin.Even in the third game, he was up 3-0. But Christie clawed his way back in the contest, relying mostly on his jump smashes. He first played long rallies and after wearing out his rival, executed full-blooded smashes. When Lakshya was up 6-4, Christie engaged him in the longest rally of the match, a 63-shot exchange, and won it. That changed the complexion of the match. Till then, Lakshya ap...