National champion Dipika Pallikal lost to sixth-seeded Frenchwoman Camille Serme 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-6 in a first round match of the Hong Kong Squash Open here on Wednesday.
Earlier, the lone Indian in the men’s section, National champion Saurav Ghosal, could not stand up to the class of former World No. 1 Ramy Ashour of Egypt and went down 7-11, 6-11, 10-12.
Joshna Chinappa is the lone Indian survivor now and her second round match is on Thursday.