An Upbeat Sivasangari Hopes To Carry Her Zurich Momentum To World Championships
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- National squash player S. Sivasangari believes her runner-up finish at the Grasshopper Cup 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland, last Sunday is a step in the right direction as she continues to grow in the understanding of her game.
Although she fell short in the final against world No. 1 Nouran Gohar of Egypt, 7-11, 12-14, 9-11, the world No. 9 hopes to carry the momentum into the 2024-2025 PSA (Professional Squash Association) World Championships to be held in Chicago, the United States from May 9-17.
'I want to take this momentum and work hard these few days, and hope to do well there,' she said in a statement today.
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