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Anahat Singh nearly upsets Watanabe in New York

Anahat Singh nearly upsets Watanabe in New York
Anahat nearly pulls off an upset in New York · theprint.in

Anahat Singh, a young squash player from India, played a really good match against a higher-ranked player named Satomi Watanabe.

Anahat won the first two games, which was a big surprise.

But Satomi, who has more experience, came back and won the next three games.

It was a close match, and Anahat almost won, but Satomi was able to pull it off in the end.

This was Anahat's first time playing in such a big tournament, and she did really well.

Key facts

Player 1
Anahat Singh
Player 2
Satomi Watanabe
Event
Sprott Tournament of Champions
Location
New York
Result
6-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6 in favor of Watanabe
Anahat's World Ranking
31
Watanabe's World Ranking
7
Event Level
PSA Platinum

Quotes

Satomi Watanabe

Japanese squash player and world No. 7

“It was a really difficult match for me – she (Anahat) played such amazing squash and her winners were insane.”
rediff.com
“All I could do was retrieve those ones which weren't straight to the point... I'm just happy to get through today.”
rediff.com

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