21-12: Almost could serve as the replay of the last update. That is it! An easy day for Saina as she makes it to the final. She meets World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying.
19-11: Mariska injects too much power into the shot as it flies out of the court. Saina has damaged her confidence.
17-11: Mariska is too far on the right to even attempt a shot there. A mistake she is committing a time too many. A point to Saina again.
13-9: Saina wanted to keep the return low, but found the net instead. She lets out a smile.
12-8: Saina is dealing in smashes here! Jumps up to nail a perfect return. Mariska is clueless.
Saina leads 11-8.
9-7: Saina lunges to the right as she smashes the shuttle towards Mariska who was too far out to reach it. One point!
5-3: Mariska manages to pocket two consecutive points. But can she carry on the momentum from here on?
2-0: Saina leads Tunjung by two points here in the second game. She won the first game 21-11. Things are looking too easy for Saina and there should be no difficulty even if she manages to do half of what she is already doing.
12-21: That's the match. Momota takes the second game in 22 minutes and soars into the final.
12-19: The tie is almost done and dusted here. Momota is a near two points away from sealing his berth in the final.
10-16: Momota sets up the point beatiufully. He sends Srikanth far into the backhand court, catching him off balance and then rains in a huge smash to clinch the point.
9-14: Momota seems to have really gotten into his groove here, he's giving Srikanth no room whatsoever. He leads by five points.
9-11: Srikanth gets two points on the trot, can he hold on to the momentum?
7-11: Another big smash, another point in his bag. Momota leads by four points at the lemon break.
4-8: There's no stopping Momota! He bags his fifth straight point and now has a healthy four point lead.
4-6: Full power! Momota sends a thunderous forehand smash to take the lead.
3-2: Momota sends one long as Srikanth continues to remain in the lead.
2-1: Srikanth races to a quick 2-1 lead.
16-21: Srikanth saves four game points but it isn't enough as Momota wins the first game 21-16 in 20 minutes.
13-18: Srikanth is struggling here. He fails to reach a Momota drop and the latter is now three points away from clinching the first game.
13-16: Another big hit from Momota and Srikanth has no response.
11-15: Sublime. Momota fires an inch-perfect down the line smash to extend his lead to four points.
10-13: Momota races to a three point lead with a sharp forehand smash.
10-10: What a point! Both players move from one end of the court to another but it is Momota who wins the point. He plays an acute backhand drop and that seals the point.
9-9: Momota claws his way back into the game. He plays a deft drop and Srikanth is unable to get to it.
8-6: Srikanth brings up a two-point lead. He times his smash to perfection and fires his smash at Momota's body, leaving the latter with no time to react.
5-5: Comeback! Momota struggles to return Srikanth's smash and the Indian draws level. That rally was 28 shots, the longest of the match so far.
3-4: The Indian fires a huge forehand crosscourt smash to reduce the deficit.
2-1: Srikanth takes two points on the trot to lead for the first time.
The players have taken to the court and are warming up.
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Srikanth comes into the tie after a 22-20, 19-21, 23-21 win over Sameer Verma, while Momota defeated K. Phetpradab 21-13, 21-9. Momota enjoys an 8-3 career record over Srikanth and has not lost to the Indian in their last five meetings.
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