[Video] Jessica lifts British Junior title after bruising final


Malaysia's Jessica Keng getting shoved in the back by her Egyptian opponent Nouran Youssef in the girls' U-13 final of the British Junior Open in Sheffield on Tuesday. The match was awarded to Jessica as a result of the injury she suffered. - Squashsite

PETALING JAYA: First, there was joy. Then, there was pain. But, in the end, there was only ecstasy for junior squash player Jessica Keng as she captured her first British Junior Open title in the Under-13 category.

On Monday, the 12-year-old Sabahan played the match of her life to stun Egypt’s second-seeded Farida Mohammed, the younger sister of world No. 23 Habiba, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 in the semi-finals in Sheffield.

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