Sydney, 23 November (LatestNewsX) – After a lengthy title drought, Lakshya Sen captured the Super‑500 Australian Open championship on Sunday, decisively beating Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21‑15, 21‑11. When the match ended, Sen signaled for quiet by covering his ears with his fingers and closing his eyes—a silent nod to the grueling week he’d just overcome.
This victory marks Sen’s third Super‑500 title and the second final of the year, following a defeat in Hong Kong. The week was a roller‑coaster: he outplayed fellow Indian Ayush Shetty and Taiwan’s Chou Tien‑Chen in tight, hard‑fought clashes before arriving at the final.
The championship match was a breeze, especially after a long 85‑minute semifinal. Tanaka, already battling accuracy, kept missing smashes and fumbling delicate touches. His precision slipped, and early‑round setbacks had piled up before he shocked everyone by making it to the final.
Sen kept it simple, allowing Tanaka to make risky errors. His own defense faced little challenge over the 38‑minute contest, though Tanaka’s occasional unpredictability offered brief threats.
From the start, Sen dominated the rally. Tanaka’s closest challenge came in the opening game at 15‑13, but Sen quickly re‑established control by altering placements and racking up points in clusters. Tanaka, sticking to his script, only harmed himself with a string of unforced mistakes.
At 17‑15, Tanaka returned with a brief, gritty defense, but the rest of the match belonged to Sen. His attempted back‑court drops kept missing, and Sen finally earned the reward that had been denied after the Paris Olympics last year.
Although he missed the World Tour Finals, Sen capped off his international schedule with a title before heading home.
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