Indian badminton duo PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have sailed into the semi-finals of the Canada Open 2023. (More Badminton news)
After losing the previous three meetings against Gao Fang Jie, Sindhu came up trumps against the Chinese opponent by sealing a spot in the semis.
Sindhu beat Fang Jie 21-13, 21-7.
Later, Sen staved off a spirited fight from German qualifier Julien Carraggi 21-8 17-21 21-10 in the men's singles quarterfinal. Sindhu will now face world number one Japan's Yamaguchi and Sen is pitted against fourth seeded Japanese Kenta Nishimoto.
The 28-year-old from Hyderabad has a favourable 14-10 head-to-head record against the top seeded Japanese, who had beaten the Indian in their last meeting at Singapore Open this year.
Sen, on the other hand, has a 1-1 record against Nishimoto, having last played him at the 2022 Japan Open.
(With PTI inputs)
