Overview
- Japanese world No. 7 Satomi Watanabe defeated India’s Anahat Singh 6-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6 in the second round in New York.
- Singh led by two games before Watanabe mounted a comeback to reach the next round.
- Competing at PSA Platinum level for the first time, Singh entered the event ranked world No. 31.
- Earlier, Singh beat England’s Lucy Turmel 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 13-11 to make the second round.
- Watanabe, the tournament’s sixth seed, praised Singh’s “amazing squash” and powerful winners after the match.