The final scores in Joshna’s favour were 7-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7. The ninth seeded Indian next plays second seed Larra Massaro of England in the pre-quarterfinal.
But for the other Indian leading player Dipika Pallikal Karthik, it was loss straight away, succumbing to the relentless Amanda Sobhy of US after putting up an initial resistance. Amanda won 7-11, 11-2, 11-1, 11-4.
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