Anahat Singh beats Joshna Chinappa to win Indian Open squash title

Teenager Anahat Singh clinched her 13th PSA title by defeating former world No 10 Joshna Chinappa 3-2 in the Indian Open squash final at Indore. The top seed won a tense five-game battle to secure the championship

Indore: Teenaged talent Anahat Singh rose to the occasion, edging out experienced Joshna Chinappa 3-2 in an exciting all-Indian women’s final of the Daly College SRFI Indian Open Squash here on Saturday.

Top seed Anahat, ranked 33rd in the world, won 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9 in a close match that lasted 55 minutes to clinch her 13th PSA title.

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Former world No 10 Joshna drew from her wealth of experience to take the contest down to the wire. But even levelling the final game at 6-all did not help the 39-year-old, as Anahat nosed ahead to seal victory.