HS Prannoy lost his opening game against Le Duc Phat, but won 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 over the Vietnamese.

Paris: The French capital will witness the all-India pre-quarterfinals when Lakshya Sen takes on his compatriot HS Prannoy in the badminton men's singles event at the Paris Olympics 2024. 32-year-old Prannoy, who had recovered from a bout of chikungunya. In his first Olympics, he lost the opening game but in time won the world ranking 16–21, 21–11, 21–12. 70 Le Duc Phat in a hard-fought 62-minute battle.

World number 13 Prannoy looked a little tired and a little rusty as he could not control the early proceedings. Lee dominated the rallies and took an 8-7 lead after a close early duel. A perfect shot in the corner gave the Vietnamese a vital two point lead.

Ley used his jump smash to trouble Prannoy, who was unable to play his game and trailed 11-15 after the break. The Indian player found a groove in time and made an aggressive push from the back to equalize at 15-16. The Vietnamese led 18-15 after punishing a weak backhand from Prannoy and then unleashed another jump smash on his opponent's forehand to take the opening game even closer.

Prannoy gave four game points to Lee, who sealed the game when the Indian sprayed it into the net. After switching sides, Prannoy opened up a 4-0 lead, but Ley gradually increased the pressure and reduced it to 7-8.

Prannoy entered the break with a strong 11-7 lead at the net. The Indian looked calm and in control as he quickly wrapped up the game to take the match to a decider. In the third game, Prannoy made it 6-4 and the two exchanged aggressive flats to end the Indian team. Le leveled at 7-7 after an aggressive comeback on India's backhand.

Prannoy won an aggressive flat exchange to take an 11-8 lead. The Indian then stamped his class while Le was unable to continue his onslaught, making it 18-11 in no time. The Indian quickly ended the match when Le found the net again. Prannoy had defeated Germany's Fabian Roth in the opening group.

Earlier in the day, Sen stunned Indonesia's top-ranked Jonathan Christie to book his spot in the round of 16. Sen withdrew from the Games after his first win over Kevin Corden was 'deleted'.

With Corden's withdrawal, Sen had no choice but to win the remaining two group games to advance to the next round. The 22-year-old from India beat Christie for the first time in a highly competitive game against German Julian Carraggi.