Badmintonspilleren Viktor Axelsen has taken a further step in the direction of a repetition of the triumph from 2017 in India Open.
the Team advanced Friday afternoon to the semi-finals after a very convincing performance against værtsnationens H. S. Prannoy, who was defeated with a 21-10, 21-16.
In the semifinal he will be the favorite against any other indian, Parupalli Kashyap, which has the advantage of home ground, but which is 51 seats under Axelsen in the world.
the Dane had a clear advantage from the start in a first set that was characterized by short rallies and only lasted 13 minutes. He came in front of 20-8 and took sætsejren on his third sætbold.
Prannoy came better in the second set, but Abreu kept all the time a flimsy lead.
By the post 16-14 beat the dane the turbo and won four balls in a row. It gave him a six matchbolde. Prannoy repelled the first two, but had to give lost on the third.
Viktor Axelsen is andenseedet in the tournament, but since topseedede Shi Yuqi withdrew before the start, the 25-year-old fynbo the highest-seeded player in men’s singles.
Also herredoublen with Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup is ready for Saturday’s semi-finals.
The topseedede Danish duo won the relatively safe over the thailænderne Tinn Isriyanet and Kittisak Namdash.
Sejrscifrene was 21-18 and 21-15 to Astrup and Skaarup, which will now be up against Wang Chi-lin and the Lee-Yang from Taiwan.
