Indonesia Open: Rekindling the Fire
After a sub-par performance at the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023, the Indians have perked up once again in recent weeks. Lakshya Sen made the semifinals of the Thailand Open, and Kidambi Srikanth the…
· DEV SUKUMAR
After a sub-par performance at the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023, the Indians have perked up once again in recent weeks. Lakshya Sen made the semifinals of the Thailand Open, and Kidambi Srikanth the quarterfinals in Indonesia. HS Prannoy won the Malaysia Masters and is now in the semifinals of the KAPAL API GROUP Indonesia Open 2023, joined by men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
Today HS Prannoy and Rankireddy/Shetty were flawless, with Prannoy pushing the pace at the right moments against Kodai Naraoka, while Rankireddy/Shetty kept top seeds Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto on edge in a straight-games rout.
Prannoy said their disappointing outing in Suzhou at the Sudirman Cup caused the Indians to do some soul-searching.