Lakshya Sen wins Hylo Open men's singles title in Germany
The Indian shuttler defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in straight games to secure his seventh BWF World Tour title.
Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in straight games to win the men's singles title at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Sunday, according to Sportstar and The Tribune.
Sen won the first game 21-17 and the second game 21-10. The victory marks Sen's second Hylo Open crown and his seventh BWF World Tour title.
In the second game, Sen built a seven-point advantage at 16-9 and earned 10 match points after a successful line call review before sealing the championship.
In the women's singles final, PV Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 to clinch the Hylo Open title. This was Sindhu's second BWF World Tour title of the season, following her win at the Japan Open in July.
Sindhu completed an unbeaten campaign without dropping a game, having previously defeated Prakriti Bharath, Rosy Oktavia Pancasari, Amalie Schulz, and Anmol Kharb during the tournament.
The two-time Olympic medallist finished as runner-up at the French Open a week prior to this victory.