Internet Desk: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram’s dream run in Malaysia Open came to an end on Friday after he lost in the quarterfinal against Korea’s Son Wan Ho in straight games. Jayaram lost the match by 18-21, 14-21 against fifth seed in just 37 minutes.
This was his fourth consecutive loss to Wan Ho. The two had last faced each other in 2013 China Open.
The opening game was contested keenly but at 18-18, Wan Ho broke away to clinch the early advantage.
Wan Ho was more dominant in the second game and did not have much trouble in sealing the issue in his favour.
The loss notwithstanding, Jayaram is expected to move up significantly in the international rankings from his current position of 20th. It could even be a career-best jump for the Indian.
With inputs from PTI.