Sivasangari rallies past Anahat to reach Silicon Valley Open final
The Malaysian world No. 4 will meet Egypt's Farida Mohamed, with their head-to-head record level at 2-2.
Malaysia's S. Sivasangari reached the Silicon Valley Open final in Redwood City, United States, after recovering from an opening-game loss to beat India's Anahat Singh. She won the semi-final 5-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 in 37 minutes.
Ranked No. 4 in the world, Sivasangari recorded her third PSA tournament victory against world No. 15 Anahat, the world junior champion. The result put the Malaysian into the title match at the Gold-level event.
Her opponent will be Egyptian world No. 20 Farida Mohamed. The eighth seed defeated American world No. 12 Marina Stefanoni 11-3, 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8 in the other semi-final, having eliminated world No. 5 Olivia Weaver in the quarter-finals.
Sivasangari and Farida have a 2-2 record in tournament meetings. The Malaysian has also won the Australian Open and Grasshopper Cup titles this year.
Speaking to PSA Squash Tour, Sivasangari said she began slowly against Anahat but improved her accuracy as the match progressed. She said she was pleased with her performance overall, while acknowledging there were aspects she could have handled better.
