Egypt wall stops Sivasangari, Aira in Doha


PETALING JAYA: An all-Malaysian semi-final at the Qatar Classic was within reach, but the dream ended in the quarter-finals as Egyptian squash rivals stopped both S. Sivasangari and Aira Azman.

Seventh seed Sivasangari fell 7-11, 8-11, 6-11 to second seed Hania El Hammamy, her sixth out of eight defeats at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.

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