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Anahat Singh reaches Canadian Open quarters

India’s Anahat Singh stuns world No. 20 Melissa Alves to reach the Canadian Open quarterfinals; next faces No. 2 seed Tinne Gilis.

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NEW DELHI: Reigning national champion Anahat Singh upset world No. 20 Melissa Alves of France to enter the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open in Toronto. Continuing her impressive run, the 17-year-old from Delhi, ranked world No. 43, defeated sixth seed Alves 12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 11-2 in a 41-minute battle on Sunday. Anahat will next face second seed Tinne Gilis of Belgium for a place in the semifinals of the USD 96,250 PSA Silver event. Agencies

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