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Anahat Singh Falls in Five to Watanabe at New York Tournament of Champions

Her first PSA Platinum appearance underscored her rise against the sixth seed.

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.