NEW DELHI, March 10 -- Watching Lakshya Sen play at the All England Open brought back memories of him at his best; memories that had dimmed in a spate of first-round exits. The dip in form was so acute that both, player and coaching team, were stumped. At the Paris Olympics, he lost a clearly winnable semi-final against Dane Viktor Axelsen. He then gave away an almost won match against Malaysian Lee Zii Jia in the bronze playoff, which seemed to take a mental toll on him. After the Games, losses in some very close matches seemed to throw him off even more. The Lakshya that the nation was banking on seemed like a thing of the past. Until now. Just like in 2022, the Almora-born player is in the middle of a purple patch. In the second half of ...