Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida ended the dream run of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand 23-21, 21-11 in the semifinals of the Singapore Open BWF Super-750 tournament on Saturday. The Indian duo, who upset the second and sixth seeds earlier in the tournament, fell to the fourth-seeded Japanese pair in 47 minutes.
The Indians were slow off the blocks in the first game. But they made amends to give a tough time to the rivals towards the end. From 2-8, they closed the gap to 9-10 and saved three game points before losing.
