Egyptian Open: Joshna Chinappa books spot in quarter-finals in her first event in six months
In the decider, the Indian managed to see off the Egyptian for a 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9 win in the third round.
Leading Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa is making her first appearance in a major event since the COVID-19-enforced sporting shutdown. Image credit: Twitter/@CIBEgyptianOpen
Cairo: India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa, playing her first tournament in six months, has reached the quarter-finals of the CIB Egyptian Open in Cairo.
The world number 11 was pushed to the limit by 38th ranked Farida Mohamed who staged a valiant comeback after losing the first two games to level the match.
In the decider, the Indian managed to see off the Egyptian for a 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9 win in the third round.
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Joshna meets world number two Nour El Sherbini in the quarter-finals.
R3: Joshna Chinappa 3-2 Farida Mohamed
"She takes a little time to warm up, but once she gets going, it’s hard to stop and contain her! I’m relieved to be through, it could have been either of us." @joshnachinappa https://t.co/VFrWTSQFnK pic.twitter.com/f00729RUwR
— CIB Egyptian Squash Open (@CIBEgyptianOpen) October 13, 2020
"She takes a little time to warm up, but once she gets going, it's hard to stop and contain her. She played some great winners, maybe there were a few rallies that weren't that nice to look at, I don't know, I got knocked out a few times," Joshna was quoted as saying in the tournament website.
"I'm relieved to be through, it could have been either of us. But in the 5th I tried to keep it simple, she was in full confidence having come back from 2/0 down, I didn't want to open it too much for her, and I think that I was just a bit more consistent at the end of that game."
India's highest-ranked male player, Saurav Ghosal, lost his third round match against Egypt's Mezan Hashem 8-11, 9-11, 8-11.
It was the first event too for Ghosal since March when the COVID-19 outbreak led to a nationwide lockdown.
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