All Indian affair in squash men and women`s finals

Chennai: It will be an all Indian affair in the finals of both the PSA and WISPA Indian Challenger event here tomorrow as Siddharth Suchde will take on Harinder Pal

Singh in the men`s event, while Surbhi Misra and Anaka Alankamony will lock horns in the women`s category. Fourth seeded Suchde registered a win over Netherland`s Dylan Bennett in the first semifinal, who conceded the match citing stomach disorder. Bennett was trailing 8-11, 3-11 and 1-2. Unseeded Harinder Pal Singh took just 45 minutes to dispose off seventh seeded Anson Kwong 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 12-10 in the second semifinal of the PSA Indian Challenger 3 event. In the WISPA Indian Challenger 1 women`s event, Misra got the better of Aparajitha Balamurukan 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-3 in 34 minutes, while Anaka did not exert much to bring down Anwesha Reddy 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in 23 minutes. Amongst today`s matches, Harinder-Kwong match evinced greater interest, especially when the Indian came back after losing the first game 8-11. Harinder played like a man possessed as he hammered his drop shots close to the wall most often for winners. However, in the fourth game, Harinder leading 9-7, allowed Kwong to get back in to the match after he messed up an easy drop shot. He upped his game after saving a game point and went on to win the match on extra points. In the first WISPA semi-final, Misra brought her experience in the last two games when Aparajitha stuck a good patch. The rivals were on level terms sharing four games each, though Aparajitha had easily won the third but Misra returned the compliment with greater felicity after which Aparajitha threw in the towel losing the decider without much fight. In the Anaka-Anwesha match, the latter was totally off colour. Anaka, defending Asian Junior (under-15) champion, played with greater comfort and always tested Anwesha on her weak back hand. In fact, Anwesha, who led 4-1 in the beginning of the tie, failed miserably with at least four returns successively. Anaka measured her cross court volleys to such perfection that Anwesha was cursing herself. Throughout the match, Anwesha remained error prone and lost in straight games. Top Indian women player, Joshna Chinappa remains the lone star to have won a WISPA title. After turning a pro in 2003, Chinappa won her first of the three titles in Malaysia last year. Bureau Report