India Open: Rajawat Stuns Sen
Priyanshu Rajawat battled from a game down to stun compatriot and 2022 champion Lakshya Sen 16-21 21-16 21-13 on the opening day of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2024, underlining that his victory at last year’s…
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Priyanshu Rajawat battled from a game down to stun compatriot and 2022 champion Lakshya Sen 16-21 21-16 21-13 on the opening day of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2024, underlining that his victory at last year’s Orleans Masters 300 wasn’t just a flash in the pan.
Rajawat was in a similar position against his long-time friend Sen at the 2023 Japan Open, where his more experienced opponent had come from behind to close out the game.
Experience, he reckoned, was perhaps the difference on this occasion, as he called for a vital timeout after Sen had rallied to reduce his last-game lead from 9-1 to 9-5.