Joshna, Dipika, Saurav enter Round of 16 at Hong Kong Open

India's leading squash players Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa have advanced to the Round of 16 at the Hong Kong Open, a PSA World Series event

Dipika Pallikal

Hong Kong: India's leading squash players Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa have advanced to the Round of 16 at the Hong Kong Open, a PSA World Series event.


Dipika Pallikal

Joshna, who is now India's highest-ranked player at 13, took 25 minutes to beat qualifier Megan Craig of New Zealand 11-8, 11-9, 11-6.

ADVERTISEMENT

Dipika, ranked 16th, too faced little difficulty in her opener today, getting past Habiba Mohamed of Egypt 11-9, 11-2, 11-2.

Joshna faces Joelle King in the pre-quarterfinals tonight while Dipika takes on third seed Camille Serme of France.

Yesterday, World No.18 Saurav won a marathon contest against 20th-ranked Steve Coppinger, pipping the South African 9-11, 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9. He plays top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy of Egypt tonight.

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!