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As for Sindhu, she played three-game duels in all her four matches, but never let that come in the way. She showed all her fighting qualities throughout her campaign and just fell short in the end as the spirited Japanese raised her level. The Indian definitely will learn a lot from this and hopefully will ride on this great show to produce even better results in the rest of the season.
And, with Sindhu's loss, the Indian challenge at the All England Open 2018 comes to an end!
Fantastic effort from the Japanese to come back from 17-18 down and take the last four points and grab the win.
Gutsy play from both but credit to Akane for never giving up. She was trailing for most of the decider, yet backed herself up to get the big win and enter her first All England Open final.
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