India’s top woman player Joshna Chinappa beat former World No. 1 Nicol David 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 in the second round of the El Gouna International squash tournament in El Gouna (Egypt) for her first-ever win over the legendary Malaysian.
Nicol David, an eight-time World champion and seeded eight, started slowly and fell behind by two games quickly as the Indian attacked well.
The World No. 14 then stormed to a 7-1 lead in the third and, despite a late fightback from the Malaysian, held on to claim her first ever win over Nicol in 32 minutes.
“I don’t know how I did it,” Joshna was quoted on the PSA World Tour website.
“I knew I had a tough first round, then Nicol in the pre-quarters, so I had no pressure and I just wanted to play freely and enjoy myself,” she added.
Dipika Pallikal went down to Camille Serme of France 10-12, 7-11, 12-14 in the opening round.
