Nicol and Nafiizwan fail to reach finals

Malaysias Nicol David plays a shot against Englands Alison Waters in the women’s singles quarter-final squash match during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios venue in Gold Coast on April 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

NICOL David’s (pic) hopes of a gold medal in what is possibly her last Commonwealth Games has ended on a sorry note.

The Malaysian squash queen couldn’t find the extra spring in her step as she was put to the sword in an 11-13, 5-11, 11-1, 5-11 semi-final defeat to New Zealand’s Joelle King at the Oxenford Studios yesterday.