Kidambi Srikanth, Tressa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand make semi-final exit

Kidambi Srikanth. Pic/AFP

Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and women's doubles pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost their respective semi-final matches to end India's challenge at the Hylo Open Super 300 tournament here. Srikanth looked inconsistent and went down to world No. 6 Anthony Ginting of Indonesia 18-21, 15-21 in a match that lasted 38 minutes on Saturday night.

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Earlier in the day, the doubles duo of Tressa and Gayatri conceded a 18-15 lead in the decider to lose to eighth seed Thai sisters, Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21-17, 14-21, 18-21 in a gruelling contest.

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