Close battle: Malaysia’s Aifa Azman (right) returns a shot to Egypt’s Jana Shiha in the girls’ semi-finals of the World Junior Championships at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Jana won 10-12, 14-12, 2-11, 16-14, 11-7. — FAIHAN GHANI/ The Star.
KUALA LUMPUR: Squash player Aifa Azman blew away a golden chance to enter the girls’ final in the World Junior Championships but has promised to bounce back from the setback.
The 17-year-old Aifa squandered three match points in the fourth set as she fell to Egyptian second seed Jana Shiha 12-10, 12-14, 11-2, 14-16, 7-11 in a nerve-racking semi-finals at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
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