Up 16-8 in the second game, Rituparna Das was five points away from a spot in the semi-finals of the Tata Open International Series. The women’s singles top seed had won the last few rallies and seemed well on her way to a successful comeback following a hip injury. “The shots were just not coming,” Das laments after the match. Bas, abhi wohi karna hai.”For over a year, she’s been reeling under the strain of the hip injury. Sharma noticed her opponent’s discomfort in lunging forward, and started bombarding Das with a series of drop-shots.

Source: Indian Express December 01, 2017 19:50 UTC