The dream run of Indian teenager Dipika Pallikal continued at the ICL Chennai Open when the 16-year-old scored her second successive upset in the WISPA World Tour squash event at the ICL Squash Academy in Chennai, India, to reach her maiden Tour final. Playing with confidence, fifth seed Pallikal took on third seed Orla Noom in the semi-final - and won crucial points to take the advantage over her higher-ranked Dutch opponent. Although Noom levelled the match at one-all, Pallikal played an 18-minute game to win the crucial third - then clinched the fourth convincingly to earn her breakthrough 10-8, 7-9, 9-5, 9-1 win in 49 minutes. Hong Kong teenager Annie Au put paid to an all-Indian women's final by battling to a 10-9, 9-1, 5-9, 10-9 upset over Joshna Chinappa, the No2 seed from Chennai, in 67 minutes. The 19-year-old is...
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