All England Finals Highlights – Axelsen defeats Lakshya Sen 21-10, 21-15: World No.1 Viktor Axelsen put up a dominating show against Lakshya Sen as he defeated the Indian 21-10, 21-15 to win the All England Open title on Sunday. The entire match was completely one-sided as the 20-year old Lakshya couldn’t challenge the World No.1. With the win, Axelsen has won his second All-England title.
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Lakshya Sen was fighting to become only the third Indian to win the title at the All England Open but he looked completely out of sorts against the Axelsen. Right from the start, Axelsen dominated the game. Immediately after the start, Axelsen raced to a 6-0 lead. Before the break, Lakshya could manage just two points as the Danish entered the break with a 9 point lead. Lakshya tried hard to make a comeback but he committed too many errors that helped Axelsen win the first set easily.
In the second set too, Axelsen started on the front foot. But Lakshya made a quick comeback to level the scores 4-4. But Lakshya Sen continued to commit errors that took the game away from him and entered the break trailing 6-11. Lakshya failed to match up the intensity of Axelsen and despite playing out good rallies, the Indian failed to close out the games. Axelsen soon had eight match points in his hand. Towards the end, Lakshya got three consecutive points but it was too late as his opponent avanged his German Open semi-final defeat against Lakshya Sen by winning the match and the championship.
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While Lakshya Sen ended India’s seven year wait to reach the finals of the All-England Open after Saina finished as runner-up in 2015, India’s wait of 21 years for an All England title continues yet again. Prakash Padukone, at whose academy Lakshya learned the nuances of the game and still trains, won it in 1980. While Pullela Gopichand was the last All England winner from India in 2001.
“I’m very happy with my performance. Finals did not go my way but I will learn” Lakshya said after losing the finals.
Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen – 10-21, 15-21
15-21 Axelsen wins the All England title defeating Lakshya Sen in straight sets
15-20 Axelsen hits one wide of the side line.
14-20 Axelsen squanders a shot in the net.
12-20 Axelsen has eight match points as Lakshya fails to defend a smash from the World No.1
12-18 Lakshya Sen wins an intense rally by hitting across the court with Axelsen missing it completely.
11-17 Axelsen misjudges a shot from Lakshya that lands inside the court.
10-17 Lakshya hits in the net to give hiss opponent a seven-point.
10-15 Wide again from Lakshya.
9-14 Lakshya Sen makes another error as the deficit sours by five points
9-12 Lakshya Sen loses both his challenges as he unsuccessfully reviews for a shot that goes wide of the sideline.
6-11 Axelsen enters the break with a five-point lead.
5-10 Axelsen attacks Lakshya with three successive smashes to which the Indian succumbs.
5-9 Lakshya Sen squanders a backhand in the net
4-7 Lakshya commits another error by hitting wide.
4-6 Lakshya Sen hits behind the backline
4-4 Lakshya levels the score by hitting one wide that lands on the line.
3-4 Axelsen misjudges a shot from Lakshya that lands inside the backline that reduces his lead to 1-point.
1-3 Lakshya Sen gets the first point as Axelsen hits one behind the backline
0-2 Lakshya Sen hits one wide to give his opponent 2-point lead.
Game 2
10-21 Axelsen wins the first set comfortably.
9-19 Axelsen has no answer to a smash from Lakshya
8-19 Axelsen squanders a shot in the net
7-18 Lakshya gives Axelsen easy point by hitting one in the net
6-16 Lakshya hits one too wide to trail behind by 10 points.
6-15 Lakshya squanders a shot in the net.
5-13 Lakshya hits an outstanding cross-court smash
4-13 Lakshya hits it behind the backline to give the serve back to Axelsen.
3-12 Axelsen errs this time by hitting it wide.
2-12 Lakshya hits it behind the backline to give his opponent 10-point lead.
2-11 World No.1 enters the break with a massive 11-2 lead.
2-9 After intense rallies, Axelsen unleashes a powerful smash to take seven-point lead.
2-8 Lakshya couldn’t reach to a shot hid wide by Axelsen and ends up hitting in the net
2-6 Lakshya beautifully makes Axelsen come forward and smashes one back in the court
1-6 Lakshya gets first point with a smash
0-6 Lakshya couldn’t reach to a shot hit wide by Axelsen and ends up hitting in the net
0-5 Lakshya misses a wide shot from Axelsen
0-4 Lakshya misjudges and leaves but Axelsen’s shot lands inside the line to give him 4-0 lead.
0-3 Lakshya Sen tries a smash but hit it straight in the net.
0-1 Viktor Axelsen gets the first point with a smash
Game 1
@21.50 Both the players enter the court and begin warm-up
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