Sivasangari shows she's catching up with the top players
PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari is in pursuit of the top players, and she's catching up.
The world No. 11 showed that she meant business at the Grasshopper Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, after taking down No. 6 Tinne Gilis of Belgium on Saturday.
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