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Lakshya Sen Wins Australian Open Super 500, Beats Tanaka 21-15, 21-11

The victory ends a season-long drought, offering a timely confidence lift for 2026.

Overview

  • Sen sealed the Sydney title in 38 minutes with a straight-games win over Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the men's singles final.
  • He reached the final after a dramatic semifinal in which he saved three match points to defeat world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in 86 minutes.
  • Tanaka entered the final ranked No. 26 and had earlier won the Orléans Masters and US Open Super 300 events this year.
  • With this result, Sen became only the second Indian to win a BWF World Tour title in 2025, following Ayush Shetty.
  • He capped an uneven season with a morale-boosting finish, celebrating with his fingers-in-ears gesture as former coach Vimal Kumar called the win long overdue.