NEW DELHI: A heartbroken Lakshya Sen on Monday struggled to clarify his loss to Malaysia’s Jia Zii Lee within the bronze medal play-off, which ended his Olympic dream in Paris.
Sen, who began sturdy, ultimately succumbed to Lee 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 in a 71-minute conflict after the Malaysian staged a comeback within the second recreation.
“I began this match actually good however I could not maintain the lead after which when he began enjoying effectively, it was laborious for me to seek out solutions within the rallies,” soft-spoken Lakshya mentioned, his eyes staring into nothing.
“General, a bit upset with the outcomes,” information company PTI quoted Sen as saying.
The defeat marks the second time Sen misplaced from a number one place.
On Sunday, he had a three-game level benefit within the first recreation and a 7-Zero lead within the second towards Viktor Axelsen however ultimately misplaced.
The losses dashed his hopes of turning into the primary Indian male shuttler to win an Olympic medal.
Struggling to check his losses, Sen mentioned, “I do not know. I actually do not know tips on how to examine each of them. Each had been actually necessary matches and I do not know.”
“At occasions when the rating is essential and it’s a must to be mentally actually sturdy. Credit score to him, he performed a strong recreation within the second half,” he mentioned, suggesting that he couldn’t take the strain when Lee started his onslaught.
“There have been some unforced errors. He was enjoying a very sharp recreation within the second half.”
It isn’t the primary time that Sen confronted a strain scenario in a giant match, having competed and received medals on the Asian Video games, Thomas Cup, and the World Championships.
Was it the strain of Olympics?
“I’ll sit again and analyze what can I do higher within the subsequent event.”
Lakshya made it clear that minor damage to proper elbow was under no circumstances an element in the long run outcome.
“It is a bruise and there was some blood popping out from the hand on the court docket. In order that’s why they needed to cease the play in between. General, the hand is okay.
Sen, who began sturdy, ultimately succumbed to Lee 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 in a 71-minute conflict after the Malaysian staged a comeback within the second recreation.
“I began this match actually good however I could not maintain the lead after which when he began enjoying effectively, it was laborious for me to seek out solutions within the rallies,” soft-spoken Lakshya mentioned, his eyes staring into nothing.
“General, a bit upset with the outcomes,” information company PTI quoted Sen as saying.
The defeat marks the second time Sen misplaced from a number one place.
On Sunday, he had a three-game level benefit within the first recreation and a 7-Zero lead within the second towards Viktor Axelsen however ultimately misplaced.
The losses dashed his hopes of turning into the primary Indian male shuttler to win an Olympic medal.
Struggling to check his losses, Sen mentioned, “I do not know. I actually do not know tips on how to examine each of them. Each had been actually necessary matches and I do not know.”
“At occasions when the rating is essential and it’s a must to be mentally actually sturdy. Credit score to him, he performed a strong recreation within the second half,” he mentioned, suggesting that he couldn’t take the strain when Lee started his onslaught.
“There have been some unforced errors. He was enjoying a very sharp recreation within the second half.”
It isn’t the primary time that Sen confronted a strain scenario in a giant match, having competed and received medals on the Asian Video games, Thomas Cup, and the World Championships.
Was it the strain of Olympics?
“I’ll sit again and analyze what can I do higher within the subsequent event.”
Lakshya made it clear that minor damage to proper elbow was under no circumstances an element in the long run outcome.
“It is a bruise and there was some blood popping out from the hand on the court docket. In order that’s why they needed to cease the play in between. General, the hand is okay.
