Saili Rane knocked out of the US Open Grand Prix Gold

Saili Rane knocked out of the US Open

India’s campaign on Day Two of the 2015 US Open Grand Prix Gold began on a disappointing note as Saili Rane was knocked out in the opening round by Yui Hashimoto of Japan 21-17 21-11 in just 34 minutes on Wednesday.’

Rane, who was promoted from qualifiers, saw her opponent take the early 2-0 lead in the opening game after which she fought back to make it 2-2. Hashimoto though took control of the game when she won 4 points on the trot, thereby going from being 3-2 up to 7-2 up.

The Indian though tried to fight her way back, by winning 3 points on the trot, but it was Hashimoto, who continued to put sustained pressure on the Indian, and eventually took the opening game 21-17.

The second game got off to close start with both players tied at 3-3 after 6 points, but that’s when the 21-year-old Indian started to lose her grip on proceedings, first losing 2 points on the trot and then losing an astonishing, 7 points consecutively to go from being 7-9 down to 7-16 down.

That massive surge in points left her to do with a bit too much and she eventually lost the game 21-11 to bow out of the competition.

Final Scoreline- Yui Hashimoto(JPN) beat Saili Rane(IND) 21-17 21-11