Axelsen, Christie ousted at 2024 Denmark Open; Sindhu advances
Viktor Axelsen and Jonatan Christie were ousted at the 2024 Denmark Open, while PV Sindhu advanced on Thursday.
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AXELSEN, CHRISTIE OUSTED; DANISH WORLD NO.2 UNWELL
Axelsen and Christie were ousted, making two of the top three men’s singles shuttles sidelined from hereon.
Furthermore, the Danish world No.2 was forced to quit his match against Frenchman Alex Lanier after he was seen throwing up and feeling unwell.
Moreover, Axelsen was down 19-21, 7-11, when he signaled officials to discontinue the match.
It was a tough call for Axelsen, who hopes to lift the trophy before his home fans.
“I wanted him (Axelsen) to playing his best badminton so I could put up a good fight against him,” Lanier said.
“The crowd was too but it’s not the way I wanted to win. He told me he was sick after the match,” he added.
LU TO FACE WATANABE IN QUARTERS AFTER UPSET OF CHRISTIE
Moreover, Lu will face Japan’s Koki Watanabe in the quarters after the Chinese shuttler upset Christie.
Furthermore, Lu recovered from a second-set loss to stun world No.3 Christie, 21-19, 8-21, 21-18.
The Chinese shuttler edged Christie in the opening set but the Indonesian bounced back mightily to force a decider.
Lu, who was held to just eight points amid Christie’s mighty charge in the middle set, broke out of an 18-all tie to seal the match.
Watanabe ousted Olympic silver medallist Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21-12. 21-19.
PV SINDHU ALSO ADVANCES TO QUARTERS AFTER BEATING HAN YUE
Moreover, Sindhu also advanced in the women’s singles quarters after beating Chinese Han Yue, 18-21, 21-12, 21-16.
Furthermore, India’s world No.18 needed 63 minutes to put away Han, whom she last defeated at the Malaysia Masters final in May.
The victory extended the former world champion’s head-to-head advantage against Han to 7-1.
Sindhu will meet either Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia or home favorite Mia Blichfeldt in the women’s singles last eight.
The Indian shuttler holds a 10-2 record in her head-to-head matchup against Tunjung, but she hasn’t played against her this year.
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