Joshna Chinappa went down fighting against Camille Serme in the quarter-final of the women’s world squash championship at El Gouna, Egypt on Wednesday night.
Chinappa, the 12th seed, lost 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 3-11 to the second seed in a 70-minute marathon match, reported PTI.
Joshna sets up a decider: [2] Camille Serme (Fra) v [12] Joshna Chinappa (Ind) 11/6, 10/12, 11/7, 8/11 ... pic.twitter.com/iMdWvehZJg
— World Squash Champs (@wcsquash) April 12, 2017
The momentum kept shifting as Chinappa fought against her more experienced rival, eventually forcing a decider. The French player hit several winners to unsettle Joshna early but the Indian fought back each time and withstood the aggression for most part.
“Never have I seen Joshna playing at such high level,” Philippe Signoret, the French national coach, said after then match,
"I never saw Joshna playing at the level"
— World Squash Champs (@wcsquash) April 12, 2017
Philippe Signoret, French National coach https://t.co/hX4fFGclPf