Joshna Chinappa’s campaign at the El Gouna International squash world series tournament ended with a loss to fourth seed Laura Massaro in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The 16th seeded Indian, after beating eight-time world champion Nicol David in the previous round, went down against Massaro in straight games. The tall Englishwoman won 11-4 11-8, 11-2 in a quarter-final lasting 23 minutes.
“I feel good and I felt like it was a solid performance,” Massaro was quoted as saying by the tournament website. “It’s probably just what I’m known for, consistent and solid, and I guess maybe I haven’t been consistent and solid recently, so it’s nice to be back to playing that sort of squash.
“I know from last year that it’s really hard to transition from the back courts onto the glass courts and especially with such a big win for Joshna, I just tried to focus on myself, keep myself positive and not let anything of that come into my game,” she added.
The other Indian in the women’s draw, Dipika Pallikal, had lost to Camille Serme in the opening round. Both Pallikal and Chinappa had secured a doubles silver at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast.
With inputs from PTI
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