Lakshya Sen rallies past Filimon after early scare to enter second round at BWF World Championships

Lakshya Sen had to dig deep before finding his rhythm, but once the Indian star got going, there was little his opponent could do. Sen bounced back from a first-game setback to defeat Austria's Collins Valentine Filimon 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 in 45 minutes and book his place in the second round of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi on Tuesday. The 14th-seeded Indian shuttler looked unsettled early on as Filimon kept the rallies tight and repeatedly tested him. But Sen made the necessary tactical adjustments after dropping the opening game and turned the contest completely on its head.