On a day full of shocks and upsets, the quarter-finalists of Silicon Valley Squash Open were decided in Redwood City.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indian teenage sensation Anahat Singh downed eight-time World Champion Nour ElSherbini in straight games whilst Pakistan\u2019s Noor Zaman defeated defending champion Karim Gawad to reach his third Gold event quarter final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the highly anticipated clash between Anahat and ElSherbini, the Indian teenager showed no fear as she took on her childhood idol. Singh took full advantage of the cold court conditions to begin the evening session on day two, consistently firing the ball into the front corners with supreme accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ElSherbini showed her trademark fighting spirit several times throughout the match but couldn\u2019t find enough answers to the Anahat onslaught. Singh completed the straight games victory 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 in just 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt feels unreal to be honest,\u201d said Anahat after her win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI grew up watching every single match of hers. We have the same coach as well and I admire her so much. I want to achieve everything that she has in the game and to share a court with her is such an honour and she\u2019s an inspiration to everyone. The game plan ended up working pretty well for me today so I\u2019m just so glad that it went my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had leads at different parts of the match but I know how many times she has come back in her career so I was just so determined not to throw it away and thankfully I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anahat \u2019s win wasn\u2019t the only major upset of the round as earlier in the day, Pakistan\u2019s Noor Zaman scored the win of his career so far, defeating World No.4 and defending champion Karim Gawad in four games to advance to the final eight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zaman\u2019s attacking style of play was perfectly suited to the court conditions at Squash Zone today. His deft drops and deceptive flicks were landing that bit shorter than usual, resulting in several tough movements for Gawad to make. After taking a 2-0 lead and looking sure to close out the match in straight games, Gawad fought back. But despite the third game going in the Egyptian\u2019s favour, Zaman regrouped strongly to seal the match in four games to reach his third career Gold quarter final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have no words at this moment,\u201d said Zaman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a legend of the sport, the current World No.4 and such a good player so to win feels amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe played in Chicago last season and he beat me 3-0 but today I felt more prepared mentally and physically and I think I\u2019m ready now to start beating these top guys and that is what I\u2019m aiming for now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere on day two, Egypt\u2019s Sana Ibrahim scored an impressive win over No.4 seed Satomi Watanabe in straight games to reach her first quarter final of the season. There were also surprise wins for Rachel Arnold and Baptiste Masotti, who overcame USA\u2019s Amanda Sobhy and France\u2019s Gregoire Marche, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women\u2019s No.2 seed Olivia Weaver also returned to competitive action today after last featuring in a PSA event in June. The American confidently defeated England\u2019s Saran Nghiem in straight games, much to the home crowd\u2019s delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results \u2013 Men\u2019s Round Two<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [1] Diego Elias (PER) bt Sam Todd (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (45m) Results \u2013 Women\u2019s Round Two <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anahat Singh (IND) bt [1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (30m) On a day full of shocks and upsets, the quarter-finalists of Silicon Valley Squash Open were decided in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-16931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-squash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
[6] Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Matias Knudsen (COL) 3-2: <\/strong>7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5 (60m)
[8] Kareem ElTorkey (EGY) bt Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 3-2: 11-3, 11-8, 5-11, 9-11, 12-10 (56m)
[3] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Emyr Evans (WAL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-2 (34m)
[4] Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) bt Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 (47m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) v [7] Gregoire Marche (FRA) 3-0: 12-10, 11-3, 11-4 (31m)
[5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 3-0: 11-3, 13-11, 11-7 (35m)
Noor Zaman (PAK) bt [2] Karim Gawad (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 (52m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[6] Salma Hany (EGY) bt Nardine Garas (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-3, 12-10, 15-13 (46m)
Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [5] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-2: 11-9, 8-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-8 (52m)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 3-2: 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7 (44m)
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [4] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 (38m)
[7] Marina Stefanoni (USA) v Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) 3-2: 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13, 11-3 (50m)
[8] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt Torrie Malik (ENG) 3-1: 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8 (40m)
[2] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Saran Nghiem (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 (38m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"