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Anahat Singh exits Silicon Valley Open after semifinal defeat

The Indian teenager lost 1-3 to Malaysia's Sivasangari Subramaniam in Redwood City.

By , Sports news desk

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Anahat Singh's Silicon Valley Open campaign ended in the semifinals after a 1-3 loss to third seed Sivasangari Subramaniam. She had earlier beaten Nour El Sherbini and Salma Hany to reach her first PSA Gold-level last four.

Key takeaways

  • Anahat Singh lost the Silicon Valley Open semifinal 1-3 to Sivasangari Subramaniam.
  • Scores were 11-5, 6-11, 4-11, 7-11.
  • The match lasted 37 minutes and ended Anahat's run in Redwood City.
  • She had beaten top seed Nour El Sherbini and sixth seed Salma Hany earlier in the tournament.

India's teenage squash star Anahat Singh's campaign ended in the 2026 Silicon Valley Open in Redwood City, USA, after she lost her semifinal match against Malaysia's Sivasangari Subramaniam on Saturday. The defeat means Anahat bows out of the tournament at the last-four stage. The 18-year-old from Delhi, ranked World No. 15, lost 1-3 (11-5, 6-11, 4-11, 7-11) to the third seed and World No. 4 Malaysian in a last-four clash which lasted 37 minutes.

Tournament run and earlier results

Anahat started well and took the first game 11-5. But from then on, Subramaniam recovered in great style and claimed the next three games rather easily: 11-6, 11-4, 11-7. Subramaniam had recently beaten Anahat in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games gold medal match too.

Earlier wins in Redwood City

Earlier in the tournament, Anahat took down top seed Nour El Sherbini in straight games to enter the quarterfinals. The eight-time world champion and World No. 3 Egyptian was beaten 11-8, 11-8, 11-7. Then Anahat beat another Egyptian in sixth seed Salma Hany in a five-game thriller, 4-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-2, 11-5, to enter her maiden PSA Gold-level semifinals.

Anahat's comments

After beating El Sherbini, Anahat said she did not expect an easy game against such a big name. She added that she grew up watching every match of El Sherbini and that they share the same coach, Greg. She said she still can’t believe that it ended up on my side of the court.

What happens next

Subramaniam advanced to the final of the Silicon Valley Open. Anahat's next focus will be her upcoming PSA Tour commitments after a strong run in Redwood City.

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