<p>India ace P V Sindhu's impressive campaign at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament came to an end after she went down in three games to former world champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in a hard-fought women's singles semifinal here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Third seed Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 21-15 9-21 14-21 to world no 8 and second seeded Ratchanok in 54 minutes for her third semifinal finish on the trot.</p>.<p>The 26-year-old Sindhu had made it to the last four in Indonesia Masters last week and also at the French Open in October.</p>.<p>Sindhu, world no 7, came into the match with a 4-6 head-to-head count, having lost to the Thai player twice in the last two meetings.</p>.<p>The Indian made a good start, slowly moving to a 8-3 lead early on. Ratchanok narrowed it down to 9-10 before Sindhu entered the break with a slender one-point advantage.</p>.<p>Sindhu grabbed three straight points to march ahead and didn't look back as she pocketed the opening game.</p>.<p>Ratchanok got her bearings back and came back roaring into the match as she build up a lead of 11-7 at the interval in the second game.</p>.<p>The Thai shuttler grabbed nine of the next 10 points from 12-8 to leave Sindhu stranded at the other side.</p>.<p>It was Sindhu who handed 11 game points to Ratchanok after going to the net and the Thailand shuttler sealed it with a smash on her opponent's forehand.</p>.<p>The world no 8 Thai continued her impressive run in the decider as she ran to a healthy 11-6 lead with Sindhu committing too many errors.</p>.<p>Sindhu resumed with a cross court drop but a misjudgement at the backline and then an error at the net meant Ratchanok continued to move ahead.</p>.<p>The Indian had a good run of four points as she reached 13-16 but Ratchanok once again snapped the run of points and moved to seven match points.</p>.<p>A net error delayed the inevitable as Ratchanok sealed the contest with a precise return at the forecourt.</p>.<p>Sindhu, the reigning world champion, last reached the finals at the Swiss Open.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>India ace P V Sindhu's impressive campaign at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament came to an end after she went down in three games to former world champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in a hard-fought women's singles semifinal here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Third seed Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 21-15 9-21 14-21 to world no 8 and second seeded Ratchanok in 54 minutes for her third semifinal finish on the trot.</p>.<p>The 26-year-old Sindhu had made it to the last four in Indonesia Masters last week and also at the French Open in October.</p>.<p>Sindhu, world no 7, came into the match with a 4-6 head-to-head count, having lost to the Thai player twice in the last two meetings.</p>.<p>The Indian made a good start, slowly moving to a 8-3 lead early on. Ratchanok narrowed it down to 9-10 before Sindhu entered the break with a slender one-point advantage.</p>.<p>Sindhu grabbed three straight points to march ahead and didn't look back as she pocketed the opening game.</p>.<p>Ratchanok got her bearings back and came back roaring into the match as she build up a lead of 11-7 at the interval in the second game.</p>.<p>The Thai shuttler grabbed nine of the next 10 points from 12-8 to leave Sindhu stranded at the other side.</p>.<p>It was Sindhu who handed 11 game points to Ratchanok after going to the net and the Thailand shuttler sealed it with a smash on her opponent's forehand.</p>.<p>The world no 8 Thai continued her impressive run in the decider as she ran to a healthy 11-6 lead with Sindhu committing too many errors.</p>.<p>Sindhu resumed with a cross court drop but a misjudgement at the backline and then an error at the net meant Ratchanok continued to move ahead.</p>.<p>The Indian had a good run of four points as she reached 13-16 but Ratchanok once again snapped the run of points and moved to seven match points.</p>.<p>A net error delayed the inevitable as Ratchanok sealed the contest with a precise return at the forecourt.</p>.<p>Sindhu, the reigning world champion, last reached the finals at the Swiss Open.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>