World No.8 Sivasangari Subramaniam blitzed her way into the women’s final of the Silicon Valley with a sublime performance against Egypt\u2019s Salma Hany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Malaysian No.1, who ended the run of the USA\u2019s Amanda Sobhy in the quarter-finals, continued her fine form at Squash Zone in Redwood City to set up a title-deciding match with World No.5 Olivia Weaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A quick-fire start from Sivasangari proved crucial to setting her on her way to the 22-minute victory, with the 26-year-old firing winners into the front two corners with regularity and using smart angles to disrupt the movement of a struggling Hany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian managed to throw in several counter punches after falling 6-1 down in the second in a flash, managing to restore parity on the scoreboard, but the World No.15 fell two games behind as Sivasangari took the second game by an 11-9 scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third game continued in a similar vein, as the No.3 seed moved from strength to strength, while Hany continued to struggle with her accuracy in the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the match, Sivasangari said: \u201cIt means a lot. Salma is a very tricky player; she\u2019s very skilful. I remember the last time we played I was 2-0 up and I lost the match. So today I just tried to focus on every point, every rally and try to do my best. I followed the game plan well today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to be through to the final here this year after getting knocked out at this stage last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt give me a lot of confidence because I\u2019m trying to challenge the top players and try to be consistent by beating those players just beneath me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No.2 seed Karim Gawad eased into the men’s final of the Silicon Valley Open 2025 presented by Oracle NetSuite with a commanding three-game victory over the unseeded Kareem El Torkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gawad, who is yet to drop a game this week after claiming earlier wins against Juan Vargas and Jonah Bryant, continued his sublime form thanks to an 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 win on the all-glass court at Squash Zone in Redwood City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right from the outset, Gawad picked up where he left off from his win over Bryant, moving effortlessly and hitting his targets across all four corners of the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although El Torkey threw in his own series of entertaining winners, the unseeded 21-year-old, competing in his very first Gold-level semi-final, began to struggle with his movements on the court due to a slight physical issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gawad showed no let-up after holding off a late El Torkey charge in an eight-minute first game, continuing to delight the packed house with some high-quality squash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After just 28 minutes of play, the World No.5 booked his spot in the final alongside French No.1 Victor Crouin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the match, Gawad said: \u201cKareem is a very talented up-and-coming player. I played him in the Egyptian Open at the beginning of the season, and I won it 3-2. He nearly had me last time, so I knew I had to put it all out on court today to get the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure he wasn\u2019t 100%. I think there were some issues with his body for sure. I wish him the best for the U.S. Open and the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men: <\/strong>[2] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt Kareem El Torkey (EGY) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (27m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women: <\/strong>[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt [7] Salma Hany (EGY) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 (22m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World No.8 Sivasangari Subramaniam blitzed her way into the women’s final of the Silicon Valley with a sublime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-4654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-squash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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