Seventh seed Sivasangari defeated Egypt’s Sana Ibrahim 11-4, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5 in a second-round match at the University Club of Chicago early this morning.

Sivasangari, the world No 9, will next meet home player Amanda Sobhy, who cruised past Egypt’s Kenzy Ayman 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 in another second-round match.

In the men’s event, world No 10 Eain Yow continued his fine form with a commanding 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Khan.

Eain Yow, seeded 10th, is expected to face a tough test in the third round against world No 1 Mostafa Asal of Egypt.

However, Rachel Arnold was sent packing after falling to world No 4 Olivia Weaver 5-11, 2-11, 13-11, 5-11. Aira Azman also made an early exit after losing to Egypt’s Salma Hany 6-11, 10-12, 4-11.