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Ghosal crashes out of US Open squash

September 04, 2009 21:32 IST

India's number one Saurav Ghosal went down fighting to England's Adrian Grant in straight sets in a pre-quarterfinal match of the $52,500 five-star PSA US Open Squash Championship 2009 in Chicago on Friday.

In the match that lasted just 46 minutes, Ghosal lost 8-11, 9-11, 10-12 to his British opponent.

Grant, ranked 11th in the world, will face three-time world champion and world number three Egypt's Amr Shabana, the in the quarterfinals.

Ghosal was the lone Indian in the fray in the top-flight competition.

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