Mumbai, Sept. 26 -- Anahat Singh placed her palm on her head and pulled her tongue out. Minutes ago, she had been on the verge of being eliminated from the Asian Games semi-final.

Satomi Watanabe, the world No. 6 Japanese player, had three match balls in the third game. Anahat, the world No.17 Indian, had little room for error left. Then came the opening at 10-10.

A stroke was awarded to Anahat. Suddenly, Anahat had a match ball. She took it and let out an emotional roar.

She roared away in the next two games, turning the tide spectacularly in a semi-final that was almost lost. The Indian teen stepped out a 3-2 (9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3) winner. The brilliant fightback and commendable victory on Saturday landed her in uncharted t...