4th seed Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu played brilliantly to upset 2nd seed Aditya Jagtap to advance to the finals of the HCL-SRFI India Tour played at the Willingdon Sports Club Squash Courts here on Friday. 7th seed Hana Ramadan overcame a strong challenge from Tanvi Khanna on her road to the finals.
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (orange) in action during his match against the 2nd seed Aditya Jagtap in the semi finals of the HCL-SRFI India Tour played at the Willingdon Sports Club here on Friday.
Aditya got into the game very early and hit a few amazing strokes to race to 11-8 victory In the first game. After the setback, Harinder refocused and got back into the game matching Jagtap in speed and Skill to force a tie-breaker at 10-10, Harinder kept his nerves and kept attacking Jagtap’s weak areas winning the 2nd game 15-13. Harinder was unstoppable as he went on to take the 3rd and 4th set 11-5, 11-9 defeating a higher ranked opponent to advance to the finals.
In the women’s semi-finals, 7th seed Hana Ramadan of Egypt continued her fine run in the tournament as she defeated a higher ranked Tanvi Khanna to advance to the finals. Hana faced a stiff challenge, but she was able to hold off Tanvi during the crucial moments to take the game 11-8, 11-9, 11-3.
Results :
Men’s Open Semi-Finals
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu [4] bt Aditya Jagtap [2] (IND) 8-11, 15-13, 11-5, 11-9
Results:
Women’s Open Semi-Finals
Hana Ramadan [7] (EGY) bt Tanvi Khanna [6] (IND)11-8, 11-9, 11-3