JOIN US India’s leading squash player Saurav Ghosal secured a hard fought victory to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games for the first time.
Fourth seed Ghosal had a narrow escape against Australian Steven Finitsis as he recovered from 6-7 down in the fifth and deciding game to pull off a 11-2, 11-5, 4-11, 6-11, 11-8 victory at the Scotstoun Sports Campus on Friday night.
With this victory, Ghosal became the first Indian to reach the singles quarterfinals since the sport was introduced in the Games programme in 1998. He next plays 12th seed Campbell Grayson of New Zealand.
“I am really happy I won in the end. It was a really tough match. He (Finitsis) played really well from the third game. It was going neck and neck in the fifth but I managed to string together four points in a row to take the match,” Ghosal said.
Asked about his next opponent, the 12th seeded Grayson, Ghosal said: “He is a good player, who plays very well in front of the court. He also holds the ball well.”
India has never won a squash medal at the Commonwealth Games since its inception at the quadrennial extravaganza.