Aifa falls to Amina but Cross isn’t cross


PETALING JAYA: National squash player Aifa Azman (pic) exited the Hong Kong Open after losing to Egypt’s high flying Amina Orfi in the second round but received praise from her coaches for her battling performance.

World No. 35 Aifa went down 7-11, 6-11, 7-11 to world No. 3 Orfi at the Hong Kong Squash Centre yesterday in what was her first meeting with the Egyptian.

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