CWG 2022: Joshna Chinappa And Saurav Ghosal Give Hope To India
Indian squash players Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal had a big day on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games 2022. They both advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective women’s and men’s singles matches.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Johsna Chinappa defeated Kaitlyn Watts of New Zealand in the women’s singles
• Saurav Ghosal beat world No 62 David Baillargeon in men’s singles
• Joshna Chinappa will take on Canada’s Hollie Naughton in the quarterfinals
• Saurav Ghosal will compete with Greg Lobban of Scotland in the quarterfinals
Joshna Chinappa V/S Kaitlyn Watts
The reigning world champion in women’s doubles Joshna Chinappa (35) faced a strong challenge from a younger Kaitlyn Watts (21) in the tournament. Kaitlyn made a surprise start that made Joshna struggle in the initial moments. The world No. 95 Kaitlyn sent the world No. 17 Joshna Chinappa to the wall with a reverse shot in the second round. But Joshna stormed back to match the pace of Kaitlyn Watt and won the match.
Joshna Chinappa took a 1-0 lead by first leveling the match at 8-8 and then winning the three points. The final score of Joshna Chinappa at the round of 16 match 3-1 was 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, and 11-6.
In the quarterfinals, Joshna Chiappa will compete with the world No. 20 Hollie Naughton from Canada.
Saurav Ghosal V/S David Baillargeon
It was an easy win for world No. 15 Saurav Ghosal as he proved a strong opponent for world No. 62, David Baillargeon, from Canada. A top-ranking squash player from India, Ghosal beat David 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6). Saurav is now gearing up to take on Greg Lobban of Scotland, who is No. … Read the rest