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South Koreas Sung Ji Hyun defeated PV Sindhu 21-15, 18-21, 21-15 in the semifinals of the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Saturday.In a tight match, Sindhu was second best as Sung displayed a mix of controlled aggression and defensive play to get the better of the Rio Olympic silver medallist.After beating Carolina Marin in her last group game of the tournament to exact some measure of revenge for her defeat in Rio, Sindhu, ranked five places below World No. 5 Sung, gave the South Korean a tough fight before succumbing to pressure in the deciding game.Sung got off to a better start in the first game, taking an early 7-4 lead before Sindhu began to get into her stride. While Sindhu always kept Sung under pressure, the Korean never gave Sindhu the chance to take the lead. The first game was all but over when, at 15-14, Sung went on a four-point spree to put the Indian on the back foot. That proved crucial as Sung eventually took the game 21-15.Sindhu came out all guns blazing in the second game and took the lead for the first time in the match with the score reading 3-2. But at 9-9, Sindhu hit a regulation smash well wide and Sung suddenly had a slight advantage. The two exchanged points with only a point separating them as the game headed for a grandstand finish. At 19-18, with Sindhu leading, the two played the longest rally of the match which ended in Sung hitting the net. Sindhu closed out the game with a routine smash to force a deciding game, celebrating with a scream and an emphatic fist pump.The momentum and the crowd appeared to be on Sindhus side, but it was Sung who surprised the Indian early in the third game. The South Korean won the first four points and that proved decisive as Sindhu came under immense pressure early in the game. Sung kept the lead throughout and the increasing pressure told on Sindhu, whose unforced errors grew in number.Sung proved too good to handle in the end as she took the third game 21-15 to book a place in Sundays final against World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan, a 21-19, 21-19 winner over third-ranked Sun Yu of China in the first semifinal. Saucony Shoes On Clearance . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. Cheap Saucony Shoes China . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. http://www.discountsaucony.com/ . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Discount Saucony Shoes . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Cheap Saucony Shoes .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves and right-hander Josh Collmenter have agreed on a one-year, $1.2 million contract for 2017.The 30-year-old Collmenter was 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA in three starts with Atlanta, his third team in 2016. He began the season with Arizona and also pitched in the Cubs farm system. The Braves acquired Collmenter from the Cubs for cash considerations on Sept. 144.ddddddddddddCollmenter pitched in 15 games out of Arizonas bullpen before being designated for assignment on July 30 and signing a minor league deal with the Cubs.Collmenter is expected to contend for a spot in Atlantas rotation in spring training. ' ' '