US Open: Joshna Chinappa goes down fighting

The Indian lost to Egypt's Nouran Gohar 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 5-11.

After picking the first game with a near perfect stroke-play, the thirteenth seed Joshna could not consolidate after the early lead. (File Image)

Indian star Joshna Chinappa went down fighting against the fifth seeded Nouran Gohar. The Egyptian found her way to carve out a 9-11, 11-9, 11-8,11-5 victory to make it to the quarterfinal of the US Open squash championship in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

After picking the first game with a near perfect stroke-play, the thirteenth seed Joshna could not consolidate after the early lead. She led in the second but lost her way and even in the third though she led 8-6, Gohar played with lot of intent to douse the enthusiasm of the Indian.