Fit Addeen edges Egyptian to reach q-finals


PETALING JAYA: A fitter Addeen Idrakie fought hard to reach the quarter-finals but it was all over for higher-ranked Mohd Syafiq Kamal in the Cincinnati Queens Open.

The world No. 112 Addeen toiled for 86 minutes to beat 19-year-old Karim Elbarbary of Egypt 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-9 in the second round to set up a meeting against second seed Auguste Dussourd of France.

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