A swollen right elbow has ruled out Lakshya Sen from India's Thomas Cup semifinal clash against France on Saturday (May 2, 2026) night and world No. 30 Kidambi Srikanth will compete in his absence.
The 24-year-old Lakshya had saved two match points to script an 18-21 22-20 21-17 victory over world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in a marathon clash lasting one hour and 28 minutes, helping India notch up a commanding 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on Friday.