PBL: Marin, Sen bring Pune7Aces back into contention against

Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin and rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen brought Pune7Aces into contention after they overcame their respective opponents of Awadhe Warriorsin the Premier Badminton League (PBL) here Monday.

Before Marins and Sens matches, Pune7Aces were trailing 0-3, but then Marin and Sen won their respective womens singles and second mens singles matches to level the scores to 3-3.

While Marin overcame her opponent Beiwen Zhang in straight sets (15-13, 15-9), Sen got better of his South Korean rival Dong Keun Lee, who is world ranked 27th also in straight sets (15-11, 15-8).

Also Marins match was Punes trump match and her win meant that their side got the much-needed two points.

Marin, who had lost her first game of the tournament against P V Sindhu, was under pressure to perform.

But the only woman to win the World Championships thrice, the Spanish shuttler meant business and routed Zhang after trailing 7-9 in the first game.

Marin then raised ..