New Delhi, December 20: Top seeds Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa notched up contrasting wins to clinch men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Senior National Squash Championship here today.
Kolkata-boy Ghosal, maintaining his good form in the tournament, hardly broke a sweat to thrash Tamil Nadu’s Harinder Pal Sandhu 11-2 11-5 11-3 in the men’s final.
In the women’s final, Chennai-girl Joshna Chinappa overcame a second game lapse to beat Anaka Alankamony of Tamil Nadu 11-7 9-11 11-7 11-5 in 37 minutes.
In the third place play-off, local-lad Gaurav Nandrajog had a walkover against Maharashtra’s Siddharth Suchde.
Ghosal described his victory today as one of the most convincing wins in recent times.
“I am very happy as I lived up to the expectations of a title favourite. It was one of my most convincing wins in recent years,” he told
–Agencies