Mumbai, July 3 -- Tanvi Khanna went from flat to fizzy after losing two games in quick time and turned the tables against Egypt's Farida Walid to earn a creditable victory in the women's final of the HCL-SRFI PSA Challenger Tournament at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club, here, on Friday.
The 3rd seeded Tanvi prevailed 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 over her 2nd seeded rival in a match that lasted 45 minutes, also avenging her 2-3 loss in January this year.
The men's title was won by M. Syafiq Kamal who defeated (2) Yassin Shohdy (Egypt) in 3-2 (6-11, 9-11,11-8,14-12,11-8).
Having played a tough five game match yesterday, Tanvi began sluggish against her rival, who is known for her speed and fitness. Scores were level till 8-8, before two...