Aira downs sibling Aifa to reach Bermuda final
KUALA LUMPUR: Two-time national champion Aira Azman stormed into the Bermuda Open final after battling back from a game down to beat her elder sister Aifa in Devonshire on Friday.
World No. 30 Aira overcame world No. 45 Aifa 4-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 in 31 minutes in the semi-finals.
It was the 21-year-old's second successive win over Aifa, 24.
She will be playing in her 10th career final on the PSA Tour.
Top seed Aira will face world No. 38 Hana Moataz of Egypt in Saturday's final - their first-ever encounter - with her fifth PSA title in sight.
Second seed Hana clawed her way past compatriot and eighth seed Amina El Rihany 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 in the other semi-final.
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