JOSHNA SHOCKS 3RD SEED HAYA ALI TO WIN THE
FINALS The 39-year-old defeated 3rd Seed & WR 51 Haya Ali of
Egypt 3-1 (11-5,11-9,6-11,11-8) in the final. The former WR 10, who is
currently WR 117 defeated WR 49, WR 51, WR 72 & WR 79 in the tournament.
She is past her prime but apart from Anahat Singh, no other Indian woman
can win such a level of tournament at present. Her experience will come in
handy at the Asian Games, scheduled next year, for India in the Women's team
and mixed doubles competitions.
Final: [9/16]
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [3] Haya Ali (EGY) 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 (38m)
India’s Vaidehi Reddy won her first international titles this year, annexing the under-17 and under-19 categories in the Japan Junior Open championship, which concluded in Chiba (Japan) on
4th April 2002. According to a press release from Srivastsan Subramaniam, joint secretary, Squash Rackets Federation of India, The Tamil Nadu girl won the under-17 title, beating S Yamada of Japan 9-0, 9-2, 9-1 and then went on to win the under-19 title, defeating A Ozaki of Japan, 9-1 9-1 9-1.Vaidehi Reddy is a 11th Standard student of Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
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