India’s Saurav Ghosal was knocked out of the Qatar Open after he lost his second-round encounter against Peru’s Diego Elias on Tuesday. The 31-year-old lost in straight games 11-8, 11-6, 11-9, after being outclassed in all departments.
After losing the first two games, Ghosal tried to stage a comeback in the third as he took a 5-1 lead. However, Elias fought his way back to make it 9-9 before winning the game and match.
Elias came into the match after stunning former world no 1 James Willstrop in the first round in straight games. Ghosal beat England’s number three Daryl Selby in the opener on Sunday.
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