PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari settled for second place at the PSA Squash Tour Finals after losing to world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in the final in France on Saturday (June 20).
World No. 5 Sivasangari put up a strong fight in her maiden final appearance at the season-ending tournament, but could not contain Hania as the Egyptian won 11-6, 10-11, 11-8, 11-8 in 54 minutes at the Cenquarte-Paris.
It was Hania’s ninth win over Sivasangari in 11 meetings. Hania also reclaimed the Tour Finals title she last won in 2020.
Although she came up short, Sivasangari can take pride in her performance in Paris as she had ended Malaysia’s 14-year-wait for a finalist at the tournament.
Datuk Nicol David was the last Malaysian to do so in 2012. Nicol went on to win the title that year after beating England’s Laura Massaro.
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