New breakthrough! Lu Guangzu defeated Srikanth 2-1 and advanced to the round of 8 in France
On March 7, Beijing time, the 2024 French Open Badminton Championships launched a competition for the 1/8 finals. In the just-concluded men's singles match, national player Lu Guangzu defeated Srikanth 2-1 and advanced to the top 8.
In the first game, Lu Guangzu was slow to enter the state, but Srikanth's attack was very threatening, and once played a wave of 7-0 to lead 16-9. But Lu Guangzu did not give up, worked hard to catch up with the score, and fought to 19 draws. In the key stage, Lu Guangzu made consecutive mistakes, and Srikanth took the lead to win the first game 21-19.
In the second game, Lu Guangzu quickly adjusted the state of the game. Take the lead in the score from the start. In the middle of the game, a wave of 12-2 scores was played. This game lost suspense, and Lu Guangzu tied it with a score of 21-12.
The game went to a tiebreaker, and the two sides returned to the same running line. The score is also very close, although the physical strength has decreased, but both sides are gritting their teeth and persevering. At the break, Lu Guangzu was slightly behind 10-11. After the pause came back, Lu Guangzu fell behind 14-17 at one point, but he did not give up and chased the score to 18 draws. In the end, Lu Guangzu defeated his opponent 22-20 and successfully advanced to the top 8 with a score of 2-1.
Today's victory is of great significance to Lu Guangzu, who has repeatedly lost to Srikanth, and today he finally turned over and won the game. In addition, Lu Guangzu continues to improve in the new season, and this time he has reached the top 8, and there is reason to believe that he can achieve better results in the next games.