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Japan Open 2022: Lakshya Sen, MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila Bow Out In Round of 32

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the second round to make an early exit from the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Osaka on Wednesday. The 21-year-old from Almora, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, went down 21-18, 14-21, 13-21 to world number 21 Nishimoto in a men's singles match that lasted an hour and six minutes. It was his first defeat to the Japanese in two meetings. Fast-rising men's doubles pairing of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, who jumped nine places to reach world number 26 after a quarterfinal finish at the World Championships, lost 21-19, 21-23, 15-21 to Korean combination of Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho.

US Open: Naomi Osaka Knocked Out By Danielle Collins In 1st Round

Naomi Osaka's hopes of a third US Open title were dashed in the first round Tuesday as the Japanese star slumped to a straight sets loss against Danielle Collins. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, a winner at Flushing Meadows in 2018 and 2020, was beaten 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 by 19th-seeded American Collins in a battle of two big hitters. Collins, finalist at this year's Australian Open, now advances to a second round clash with Spain's Cristina Bucsa. The 28-year-old right-hander from Florida will head into that assignment brimming with confidence after showing great composure to put away Osaka on Arthur Ashe Stadium.