Joshna beats squash great Nicol for 3RD time

Cairo: India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa pulled off a sensational win over eight-time world champion Nicol David in a first round match of the USD 107,000 Women's Black Ball Squash Open here.

The Indian, playing with a lot of fire and purpose, got the better of the Malaysian legend 11-8, 11-6, 12-10 in a match played on Monday night. It was Joshna's third win over 21st-ranked Nicol, who will retire at the end of the season.

The 16th-ranked Indian had also beaten Nicol during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Joshna was in great touch in the first two games before Nicol bounced back to put up a fight in third.