2011 Dutch Open GP: Semi-Finals Saturday 15-October

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    Porntip leads comfortably in game 2 at 11-5
    Is she just too good for Sindhu now? Or does young Sindhu have A PLAN?
     
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    18-13 to Porntip in game 2 now...
    19-14 now... Sindhu getting dangerously close at 19-15...
    Porntip moves away to 20-15!
    and closes out Game 2 at 21-15.
    on to the rubber...
    meanwhile, a word from our sponsors....
     
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    Every time Sindhu plays a 3-setter, I wonder if they keep the EMS on standby...
    she looks so undernourished! :D
     
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    but no matter. As long as she's on court, she's having a ball. Sindhu leads 6-2 in the rubber before you can ask " PV who?"
     
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    Battle for dominance at the net: Sindhu leads 6-4 in game 3 at the net, with the score at 11-7
     
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    Sindhu needs a burst of another 2-3 points to keep Porntip away. Now is the time for the Thai girl to make her move, or else...
     
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    Sindhi went up 13-7 but Porntip narrowed the gap to 13-12 now, with some net winners!
    And just in time, Sindhu goes up 14-12
    now 15-12...
     
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    a few smashes help put daylight between Sindhu and Porntip, and she now leads 17-12
     
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    the fat lady's clearing her throat now.
    18-12
     
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    the first few chords are being sung...
    19-13
     
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    Sindhu wins game 3, 21-13
    Just not Porntip's day, coming up against a girl who is having the run of her life! Poor Porntip must be shaking her head, muttering, "where's the respect?"
    Great win for Sindhu, though, who moves on to the finals, where lying is wait for her is #2 seed and local favourite Yao Jie. :D
     
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    ...meanwhile, the 2nd-ranked WD pair of Shinta Mulia Sari/Lei Yao from Singapore, got through in straight games 21-18, 24-22 against 3rd-ranked Sandra and Birget from Germany....

    Its going to be Singapore v/s Thailand in the finals. These pairs have not clashed swords previously, so it should be an interesting first encounter... :D
     
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    P. V. Sindhu causing an upset, defeating Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, the No.1 Seed

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    Just woke up to read the results. What a pleasant surprise to find P. V. Sindhu causing an upset, defeating Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, the No.1 Seed.

    Thanks for posting to tell how matches were won. :):):)
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