<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Indian ace P V Sindhu suffered yet another painful loss in a high-stake final, going down fighting against World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a pulsating women's singles title clash of the Dubai Super Series Final here on Sunday.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu played her heart out before losing 21-15, 12-21, 19-21 to 20-year-old Yamaguchi in an energy-sapping battle that lasted an hour and 34 minutes.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In scenes similar to the World Championship final in August, the summit clash here went down to the wire as the duo engaged in a battle of attrition but in the end it was Yamaguchi who showed better nerves.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Playing her fourth final of the season, Sindhu logged the first point with a magnificent down the line smash. However, a couple of unforced errors and a wrong judgement at the baseline allowed Yamaguchi to make it 3-2.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A lucky net chord gave another point to the Japanese. However, Sindhu unleashed a superb cross court smash to draw parity at 5-5.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Indian went wide next and another lucky net chord saw Yamaguchi open a 7-5 lead. The Japanese produced another cross court return to gain another point before Sindhu grabbed six straight points to enter the break with a three point advantage.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">After the interval, Sindhu moved to 13-8. Yamaguchi grabbed three points, which included a successful video referral, to narrow the lead to 11-14. With the racquet then slipping out of Sindhu's hand and she finding the net, Yamaguchi breathed down her neck at 13-14.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Japanese, however, hit wide next and Sindhu unleashed two sensational returns, including a quick return on serve, to once again open up a five-point cushion. The Indian finally earned seven game point opportunities with a quick smash near the court. Yamaguchi saved two before Sindhu pocketed the game with a cross court smash.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In second game, Sindhu came out firing on all cylinders as she zoomed to a 5-0 lead. However, the Indian was called for a service fault and she ended up giving another point to her rival, before a wide shot from the Japanese took her to 6-2.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A couple of unforced errors by Sindhu allowed Yamaguchi to narrow the gap to 7-8 as she set up the next point superbly and closed it with a body smash to draw parity at 8-8. The Japanese then opened up a 10-8 lead after winning another rally before entering the break with a two-point advantage.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sindhu missed the line twice to allow Yamaguchi lead 13- 10. The Japanese consolidated on the lead to swell to 15-11. The Indian seemed slightly exhausted and ended up committing unforced errors. It helped Yamaguchi to grab the second game and roar back into the contest.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the decider, Sindhu opened up a 4-0 lead early on, which included winning an engrossing rally comprising 51 shots. However, Yamaguchi once again clawed her way back to 5-5 with a body smash and an onrushing return at the backline.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The final game kept see-sawing from one end to another before Yamaguchi unleashed a wonderful return to move to 19-18.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A couple of shots on her rival's backhand helped Sindhu claw back again at 19-19 but the Indian found the net next to hand over the championship point to Yamaguchi, who sealed it when the Indian's return got buried at the net.</p>
<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Indian ace P V Sindhu suffered yet another painful loss in a high-stake final, going down fighting against World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a pulsating women's singles title clash of the Dubai Super Series Final here on Sunday.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu played her heart out before losing 21-15, 12-21, 19-21 to 20-year-old Yamaguchi in an energy-sapping battle that lasted an hour and 34 minutes.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In scenes similar to the World Championship final in August, the summit clash here went down to the wire as the duo engaged in a battle of attrition but in the end it was Yamaguchi who showed better nerves.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Playing her fourth final of the season, Sindhu logged the first point with a magnificent down the line smash. However, a couple of unforced errors and a wrong judgement at the baseline allowed Yamaguchi to make it 3-2.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A lucky net chord gave another point to the Japanese. However, Sindhu unleashed a superb cross court smash to draw parity at 5-5.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Indian went wide next and another lucky net chord saw Yamaguchi open a 7-5 lead. The Japanese produced another cross court return to gain another point before Sindhu grabbed six straight points to enter the break with a three point advantage.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">After the interval, Sindhu moved to 13-8. Yamaguchi grabbed three points, which included a successful video referral, to narrow the lead to 11-14. With the racquet then slipping out of Sindhu's hand and she finding the net, Yamaguchi breathed down her neck at 13-14.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Japanese, however, hit wide next and Sindhu unleashed two sensational returns, including a quick return on serve, to once again open up a five-point cushion. The Indian finally earned seven game point opportunities with a quick smash near the court. Yamaguchi saved two before Sindhu pocketed the game with a cross court smash.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In second game, Sindhu came out firing on all cylinders as she zoomed to a 5-0 lead. However, the Indian was called for a service fault and she ended up giving another point to her rival, before a wide shot from the Japanese took her to 6-2.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A couple of unforced errors by Sindhu allowed Yamaguchi to narrow the gap to 7-8 as she set up the next point superbly and closed it with a body smash to draw parity at 8-8. The Japanese then opened up a 10-8 lead after winning another rally before entering the break with a two-point advantage.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sindhu missed the line twice to allow Yamaguchi lead 13- 10. The Japanese consolidated on the lead to swell to 15-11. The Indian seemed slightly exhausted and ended up committing unforced errors. It helped Yamaguchi to grab the second game and roar back into the contest.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the decider, Sindhu opened up a 4-0 lead early on, which included winning an engrossing rally comprising 51 shots. However, Yamaguchi once again clawed her way back to 5-5 with a body smash and an onrushing return at the backline.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The final game kept see-sawing from one end to another before Yamaguchi unleashed a wonderful return to move to 19-18.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">A couple of shots on her rival's backhand helped Sindhu claw back again at 19-19 but the Indian found the net next to hand over the championship point to Yamaguchi, who sealed it when the Indian's return got buried at the net.</p>