Canada Open: Rajawat Trips Antonsen
World No.39 Priyanshu Rajawat served further notice of his abilities at the YONEX Canada Open 2024, when he beat world No.4 Anders Antonsen in the quarterfinals.
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In a sensational match that went 79 minutes, the emerging Indian talent held off the in-form Dane 21-11 17-21 21-19 to stay in pursuit of his first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 title.
In the semifinals he faces 2022 champion Alex Lanier, who beat third seed Kenta Nishimoto 21-17 21-17.
The other semifinal will be an all-Japanese affair, with last week’s US Open champion Yushi Tanaka taking on Koki Watanabe, who upset second seed Kodai Naraoka in three games.