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Chennai, April 22 (IANS) India's Joshna Chinappa and top seeded Australian Donna Urquhart entered the final of the WISPA Challenger squash tournament here Friday with hard-fought victories.
Urquhart defeated third seeded Lisa Camilleri, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, in an all-Australia semifinal while Joshna edged past compatriot Dipika Pallikal 6-11, 11-9,
11-6, 6-11, 11-6 in a 60-minute battle.
Joshna is thus poised to win her sixth WISPA title and second in India after surviving a touch-and-go contest that could have gone either way.
After splitting the four games, Joshna took a 7-3 lead in the decider and kept her opponent under pressure to emerge a deserving winner.
'I had prepared for the match mentally because Dipika has been playing well on the circuit. In fact, she had defeated higher ranked players against whom I had struggled.
'Today also, Dipika played well, but I did not give her any opportunity to play shots, which is her strong point. I needed to go for winners early enough before being dragged on rallies, which I was able to succeeded,' said Joshna.
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Urquhart defeated third seeded Lisa Camilleri, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, in an all-Australia semifinal while Joshna edged past compatriot Dipika Pallikal 6-11, 11-9,
11-6, 6-11, 11-6 in a 60-minute battle.
Joshna is thus poised to win her sixth WISPA title and second in India after surviving a touch-and-go contest that could have gone either way.
After splitting the four games, Joshna took a 7-3 lead in the decider and kept her opponent under pressure to emerge a deserving winner.
'I had prepared for the match mentally because Dipika has been playing well on the circuit. In fact, she had defeated higher ranked players against whom I had struggled.
'Today also, Dipika played well, but I did not give her any opportunity to play shots, which is her strong point. I needed to go for winners early enough before being dragged on rallies, which I was able to succeeded,' said Joshna.
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