Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa beat eighth seed Alison Waters from England 11-5, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 in the second round of the Professional Squash Association Women’s World Championship in Egypt on Monday.
It's @joshnachinappa in five !! [12] Joshna Chinappa (Ind) 3-2 [8] Alison Waters (Eng) 11/5, 7/11, 9/11, 11/8, 11/9 (66m) pic.twitter.com/sG27PbAVEC
— World Squash Champs (@wcsquash) April 10, 2017
The 12th seed made a stupendous comeback after going down by two games to force a decider. She kept her cool to beat her higher-seeded opponent after 66 minutes and enter the quarter-finals.
Joshna sets up a decider: [8] Alison Waters (Eng) v [12] Joshna Chinappa (Ind) 5/11, 11/7, 11/9, 8/11 ... pic.twitter.com/iqnprf8qt6
— World Squash Champs (@wcsquash) April 10, 2017
Chinappa had earlier beaten Japanese qualifier Misaki Kobayashi 13-11, 11-8, 12-10 in the first round. She will meet either England’s Emily Whitlock or the second-seeded Camille Serme from France in the quarters.
