By Tanya Kini
Yesterday, squash queen Dipika Pallikal clinched her first Professional Squash Association (PSA) title since February 2015 (when she won the Winnipeg Winter Open title) by beating Mayar Hany from Egypt in four games to win the Australian Open.
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Pallikal was the top-seeded Indian, but perhaps had her loss in the final of the Victorian Open, the previous tournament, still on her mind as she lost the opening game. That shook her up, and she put up a strong front to polish off the next three games in style.
This comes as great news ahead of the World Doubles in Darwin, Australia, where Pallikal and fellow squash queen Joshna Chinappa are the top seeds in the tournament next week.
Featured image courtesy Dipika Pallikal Facebook page.