Treesa-Gayatri bow out in semis at Singapore Open

India’s Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly during a match at the BWF World Tour Super 750, in Singapore, Saturday. Jolly and Gopichand`s stunning run at the Singapore Open came to an end with a straight game loss to World No 4. pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the semifinals here on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's stunning run at the Singapore Open came to an end with a straight game loss to World No. 4 pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in semi-final here on Saturday.

With the defeat, India's campaign at the BWF World Tour Super 750 also ended. Eyeing a hat-trick of wins against top-10 players, the unseeded Indians were no match for the Japanese who cruised to a 23-21, 21-11 win in 47 minutes.

The Japanese pair thus avenged their semi-final defeat against Treesa-Gayatri in the Asia Team Championship in February. The Japanese now lead 3-1 on head-to-head against the Indian World No. 30 duo.

Treesa and Gayatri, the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, had their moments in the first game when they fought their way back from being 5-10 down to make it 16-16.

Matsuyama and Shida, however, continued to dominate and got the game point at 20-18. But the Indians continued to fight and saved two game points to bring it level.

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