Nicol crashes out in first round of Windy City Open

Tired legs: Nicol David was stunned by Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in the first round of the Windy City Open in Chicago on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Nicol David suffered a first-round defeat in a World Series for the first time in 16 years.

The squash queen’s supremacy is indeed waning and her hopes of defending her Common­wealth Games gold medal in Gold Coast, Australia, in April is quickly fading.