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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela fall to Korea’s Baek Na Ha and Lee So Hee at All England semis

The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela fell to Korea’s Baek Na Ha and Lee So Hee at the All England semifinal on Saturday. The pair were defeated 21-10, 21-10 in straight sets by their Korean counterparts. On Friday, the World number 17 pair had defeated Li Wen Mei and Liu Xuan Xuan 21-14, 18-21, 21-12 in the quarterfinals. Before that, they had staged an upset, taking down the former world number one pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in a second round contest. In the first round, they had stunned Thailand’s, Jongkolphan Kitiiharakul and Rawinda Prajongai. It was almost the perfect doubles victory on Friday. Treesa dipping into her sack of delightful tricks from all around the court, and Gayatri matching her with smooth set-ups and kills at the...