Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of the Australian Open with a gritty three-game win over World No. 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Lakshya, ranked 14th in the world, recovered from an opening-game setback and saved three game points in the second game to register a 17-21, 24-22, 21-16 win.

Lakshya looked patchy early on while Chen was far more precise with his shot selection and smashes, which helped the latter clinch the first game, but not before a gritty fightback from the Indian which saw the two trade a 44-shot rally.