Anahat played the match with a strapping in her right knee, most likely due to an awkward fall in the quarterfinal against Hany. (PSA Photo)

It was a bridge too far in the end. Anahat Singh took down eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini and her fellow Egyptian Salma Hany to get to the semi-finals, but Sivasangari Subramaniam was always going to be a different kettle of fish.

The established Malaysian World No 4, who has become Anahat’s nemesis on Tour, brought up her fourth consecutive win against the 18-year-old to ease into the Silicon Valley Open final. The 27-year-old brushed off a sluggish opening game to win 5-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 in 37 minutes flat.

Anahat played the match with a strapping on her right knee, most likely due to an awkward fall in the quarterfinal against Hany. That did not appear to have any bearing on her court movement, however.…