World Tour Finals: Axelsen Advances To The Next Stage
Zeeshan Mehtab Published December 02, 2021 | 07:33 PM
World number one Viktor Axelsen advanced to the next stage after defeating India's Lakshya Sen on Thursday as more players dropped out thanks to injuries
Denpasar, Indonesia, Dec 2 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Dec, 2021 ) :World number one Viktor Axelsen advanced to the next stage after defeating India's Lakshya Sen on Thursday as more players dropped out thanks to injuries.
The reigning Olympic champion outplayed the unseeded Sen 21-15, 21-14 in the season-ending tournament held on the holiday island of Bali.
Axelsen, who bagged the men's singles title in the Indonesia Open on Sunday, was crowned the world's number one on Wednesday after a walkover victory over compatriot Rasmus Gemke who withdrew from the match due to an injury.
In women's singles, badminton ace P.V. Sindhu sailed into the knockout stage after winning against German Yvonne Li 21-10, 21-13 in 31 minutes.
But more injuries marred the tournament's second day as Indian men's double pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were forced to withdraw against home favourites Kevin Sanjaya and Marcus Gideon.
Shetty said "a minor, but persistent niggle in the knee" had forced him to pull out on the second day of the group match.
"It wasn't the easiest of decisions to pull out of the competition, but it was necessary," the 24-year-old posted on Instagram.
World number one Sanjaya and Gideon are now in pole position to advance to the semifinals.
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