PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were left in tears backstage after another painful early exit at the Malaysian Open.

The national women's doubles were heartbroken after losing 24-26, 17-21 to Indonesia’s Febriana Kusuma-Meilysa Puspitasari in the second round at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, once again letting down the home crowd.