Syarifah runs out of gas in the end

Hoping to exceed her career's best outcome, Indonesian fifth seed Nadya Syarifah showed her fighting attitude but in the end she just got worn out as she eventually lost to seventh seed Deng Meng Ning from China in the semi-final of "BKSP International Junior Championships 2010" in Dhaka, Bangladesh today.

Playing in her first ever Grade 4 semi-final, Syarifah failed to maintain her winning momentum in the opening set and despite her determination to fight all the way, she simply could not prevail. Syarifah bowed out to China's Deng 6-4, 6-7(8), 0-6. Deng is 16 years old and as per this week she is ranked at ITF 473 and is playing only her 7th tournament here ever since she began her junior career as of September 2008. Here in Dhaka is her first ever tourney outside China and last year in only her 2nd tourney, as a qualifier she became semi-finalist at ITF Grade 3 tournament in Xiamen, China. And only last month, Deng finished as runner-up at ITF Grade 5 tourney in Guangzhou, China.

In the other last four round, two Chinese players had to battle each other. It was indeed a different kind of duel, Yin Xianghong posted a relatively easy victory over Ou Xuanshuo 6-2, 6-1. Also 16 years old, Yin is only ranked at ITF 1655 right now. She started her junior career at "Thamrin Cup International Junior Championships 2008" in Jakarta. Back then she had to go through qualifying round and in the main draw immediately she lost to Indonesian top seed Grace Sari Ysidora in the opening round. Today's result is truly Yin's biggest achievement of her career.

In doubles, top seed pair Bella Destriana/Cynthia Melita also crashed out in semi-final today. The Indonesian duet bowed out to seventh seed pair of China, Deng/Ou 0-6, 3-6. In final, the Chinese duet then will face unseeded pair, Bhuvana Kalva/Mandy Wagemaker (India/Netherlands) who barely won over second seed duo Sowjanya Bavisetti/Tsao Fang-Chi (India/Chinese Taipei) 7-5, 7-6(4).

Singles - Semifinals

YIN Xianghong (CHN) defeated OU Xuanshuo (CHN) 6-2, 6-1

(7) DENG Meng Ning (CHN) defeated (5) Nadya SYARIFAH (INA) 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-0