Anahat stuns eight-time world champion El Sherbini at Silicon Valley Open

World No. 15 Anahat Singh stunned Egypt’s eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini in straight games to storm into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Silicon Valley Open squash tournament in Redwood City, USA.

In the biggest win of her career, the 18-year-old Indian, who recently won the Asian Games silver medal, defeated top seed and world No. 3 El Sherbini 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 in 30 minutes in the second round of the $143,500 PSA Gold event.

Anahat will next face Egyptian world No. 14 Salma Hany.

Earlier, she defeated Egypt’s Nour Aboulmakarim 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 in the first round just 31 minutes.