Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) India’s Om Semwal held his nerve to get the better of Mexico’s Sebastian Salazar in a five-set contest to emerge victorious by a 3-2 margin in the JSW Indian Open squash tournament here Wednesday.
In a contest that swung from one side to the other, Semwal did well in the finishing stages of the match to clinch the game with the scoreline of 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 10-12, 19-17. But another Indian player, Suraj Kumar Chand, lost his contest 3-1 (12-14, 11-4, 11-1, 11-6) against Egypt’s Ibrahim Elkabbani.
Egypt’s Yassin Shohdy bounced back after losing the opening set to clinch a tight second game and won his match against Manuel Paquemar from France 3-1.
Switzerland’s Ambre Allinckx overcame the Netherlands’ Tessa ter Sluis 3-1 while Hong Kong’s Chi Him Wong cruised past Ayaan Vaziralli 3-0.
Sofia Mateos secured a convincing straight game-win over Shameena Riaz, whereas Matthew Lai and Danielle Ray were equally clinical, both registering comfortable 3-0 victories in their respective matches. PTI DDV DDV AH AH
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