India’s rising squash star Anahat Singh continued her winning run over veteran Joshna Chinappa, securing the women’s title at the HCL Squash Indian Tour 4, Chennai, on Friday.

Coming to the men’s draw, it was Velavan Senthilkumar who downed Egypt’s Adam Hawal for the men’s title. The 17-year-old Anahat, the tournament’s top seed and India’s highest-ranked player at world number 29, beat the 39-year-old by 3-2 (11-8, 11-13, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8) in 52 minutes, getting her third win over the Indian squash star in as many matches, as per Olympics.com.

Both had faced off against each other in the SRFI Indian Open final last month, where Anahat had beaten Joshna with a similar 3-2 scoreline. Before this, in March in Mumbai during the Indian Open, the teen sensation had beaten Joshna 3-1 in the s

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