However, a little disappointment came through the exit of 12th seed Sachika Ingale after a fighting show in the first round. She lost to the sixth seed Amanda Landers Murphy of New Zealand in straight games 11-7, 11-2, 11-2.
But third seed Joshana was in fine touch as she made short work of Selena Shaikh of Australia 11-5, 11-5, 11-2.
In the men’s section, the unseeded Kush, a trainee at the Indian Squash Academy, kept his hopes alive with another encouraging display against Kashif Shuja of New Zealand. A brief lull saw him lose ground initially, but Kush emerged victorious with a score of 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3.
Even more pronounced was Mahesh ’s form as he swept aside Joshua Larkins of Australia in straight games 11-5, 11-6, 11-7.
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