Lakshya Sen defeated Japanese star Koki Watanabe to win Kumamoto Masters title. Photo: AP
\n\nStar Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen made an incredible comeback to defeat Koki Watanabe in the men's singles final of the Japan Masters in Kumamoto on Sunday. Sen, ranked 13th in the world, won the match 13-21, 21-18, and 21-14 in an hour and four minutes after losing the first game. Sen took a critical lead of 11-7 in the last game and put on a spectacular performance to increase his lead to nine points overall. After that, he prevented his opponent from mounting a comeback.
\n\nSen, who just won the Hylo Open championship in Germany, is still making progress toward regaining his peak performance following a dismal World Championships and Asian Games campaign. In a court with plenty of sideways drift on the far side, the Indian star once again demonstrated remarkable mental toughness on Sunday to outshine Watanabe.
\n\nIn the first game, Lakshya lost 13-21 after starting slowly and giving Watanabe a significant advantage. In the second game, he battled back with his cross-court smashes to tie the score at one. Things were pretty simple once the second game was won 21-18. A weary Watanabe…
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