Anahat, the World No.43, claimed two, big victories on her way to the semi-finals after defeating World No.20 Melissa Alves and defending champion and World No.7 Tinne Gilis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, the semi-final clash with Kennedy proved to be a step too far for the Indian teenager, as the World No.10 did an excellent job of neutralising the 17-year-old to win 11-5, 11-8, 12-10 in 30 minutes to secure her spot in the final decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShe\u2019s (Anahat Singh) had a great tournament this week and I said to my coach back home that she\u2019s such a natural squash player, you can\u2019t coach that deceptive swing that she has and how she moves the ball around. She was maybe a little tired from the week which is to be expected,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut I felt in control of that match throughout it all, but I\u2019m not happy with how I ended it. I tried to end it too early and nearly got found out but I\u2019m just glad I could get through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was trying to rush her as much as possible, I didn\u2019t want to give her time on the ball and time for her to use her deceptive swing so I just tried to hurry her and I felt like my short stuff was working well In the beginning but maybe I did a little too much at the end,\" she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut I felt in control of that match throughout it all, but I\u2019m not happy with how I ended it. I tried to end it too early and nearly got found out but I\u2019m just glad I could get through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She maintained her strong performance, advancing to the semi-finals of the USD 96,250 PSA Silver event with a commanding straight-game victory over world No. 7 Tinne Gilis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n