KUALA LUMPUR: National squash player S Sivasangari’s fairytale run at the Women’s World Championship ended after she lost in the third round in Egypt earlier this morning.
The world No 42 put up a superb performance against 14th seed Hania El Hammamy but fell 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 and 11-9 to the Egyptian in a match that lasted about 53 minutes.
Hania, 19, is slated to meet third seed Camille Serme for a place in the semifinals after the Frenchwomen breezed past Hania’s teammate, 15th seeded Yathreb Adel with a resounding 11-6, 11-2 and 11-6 win in just 28 minutes.
For the record, Sivasangari stunned two top-ranked players – world No 8 American Amanda Sobhy in the first round and Dutch world No 29 Milou van der Heijden in the second.