Overview
- Sen defeated Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in a 38-minute final in Sydney to secure his first title of the year.
- The Australian Open is a BWF World Tour Super 500 event with a total purse of USD 475,000.
- In the semifinal, Sen rallied past world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen 17-21, 24-22, 21-16 after saving three match points.
- Coach Vimal Kumar said Sen had fever before the semifinal, highlighting the grit behind the turnaround.
- This is Sen’s first BWF World Tour trophy of 2025, making him only the second Indian champion on the circuit this season after Ayush Shetty, and it arrives too late to affect World Tour Finals qualification.