Anahat Singh cruises into Canadian Open quarters

Reigning national champion Anahat Singh upset World No. 20 Melissa Alves of France to enter the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open squash tournament in Toronto.

Continuing her impressive run, the 17-year-old from Delhi, ranked World No. 43, defeated sixth seed Alves 12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 11-2 in a 41-minute encounter on Sunday.

Anahat will next face second seed Tinne Gilis of Belgium for a place in the semifinals of the US $96,250 PSA Silver event.

Meanwhile, at the Toronto Athletic Club Open, sixth seed Veer Chotrani bowed out after a gripping five-game clash against England’s Perry Malik, who prevailed 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-5 in the round-of-16.