Anahat Singh, Joshna Chinappa Reach All-Indian Final at Indian Open
The SRFI-run PSA bronze event in Indore draws a global field, offering $73,500 for men versus $15,000 for women.
Overview
- Top seed Anahat Singh outlasted Irish No. 3 Hannah Craig 11-4, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4 to book her place in Saturday’s title match in Indore.
- Unseeded veteran Joshna Chinappa upset Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 to complete an all-Indian women’s final.
- Egypt’s Youssef Soliman beat Switzerland’s Yannick Wilhelmi 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-2) to advance from the men’s semifinals.
- Fellow Egyptian Mohamad Zakaria defeated Yahya Elnasasany 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 15-13), setting up a men’s final against top seed Soliman.
- Reigning Indian men’s champion Velavan Senthilkumar exited in the quarterfinals to Zakaria 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 at the Daly College SRFI Indian Open.