Thailand Open: Satwik-Chirag’s spectacular run ends with semifinal defeat

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 occasions in 2018 advert 2019 however that is the primary time it entered the semifinals.
Tokyo Olympics medal contender Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s spectacular run on the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 ended with a detailed semifinal defeat right here on Saturday.
The world quantity 10 Indian pair, which received its maiden tremendous 500 title in Thailand and entered the finals of French open tremendous 750 occasion in 2019, misplaced 18-21 18-21 to world quantity 9 Malayasian mixture of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in a 35-minute match.

The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 occasions in 2018 advert 2019 however that is the primary time it entered the semifinals.
Satwik and Chirag could not convey their finest to the fore because the Malaysian had been extra alert on court docket and likewise managed to diffuse any assault from the Indian pair to emerge victories.

The Indian pair had a 4-2 lead early on however the Malaysians managed to claw again and eke out a slender 11-10 lead on the break. Satwik and Chirag stayed shut until 15-16 when their rivals reeled off 4 factors on the trot to finally shut out the opening recreation.
In the second recreation, the Indian duo was up 3-1 however once more the Malaysians produced 4 straight factors to maneuver to 7-3. A exact serve after which their rivals discovering the online helped Satwik and Chirag to slender the hole earlier than drawing parity at 8-8.
However, two smashes on the backcourt gave Aaron and Soh a three-point benefit on the interval.
India could not breach the hole and with Chirag hitting lengthy, the Malaysian grabbed six match factors.
The Indian pair managed to save lots of 4 match factors earlier than Chirag as soon as once more discovered the online because the Malaysians started celebrating.