India, Oct. 24 -- Anahat Singh's fine run in a big tournament was halted by an increasingly familiar foe once again.

Less than a month after Sivasangari Subramaniam ended Anahat's audacious bid for an Asian Games gold and an early LA Olympics ticket, the Malaysian defeated the Indian teen 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7) in the semi-finals of the PSA Silicon Valley Open.

Reaching her first PSA gold level last-four stage and registering her career's biggest win against Egypt's Nour El Sherbini, the tournament marked a key milestone for Anahat. But the world No.4 Malaysian proved again that at her current level, she remains a tough nut to crack for the world No.15 Indian at the moment.

This is the third time in two months that Sivasangari, 2...