Pakistan’s squash participant Asim Khan pictured throughout a match. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Asim Khan has begun his marketing campaign on the London Open squash match with a stable victory, defeating New Zealand’s Temwa Chileshe within the opening spherical.
Khan took the match in straight video games with scores of 11-9, 11-6, and 11-15.
Asim displayed sturdy kind all through the sport, sustaining management and swiftly responding to Chileshe’s techniques.
After successful the primary two video games comfortably, Asim needed to battle arduous within the third recreation, which he received after a tricky contest.
His commanding efficiency marks a promising begin to his run on this Skilled Squash Affiliation (PSA) World Tour Copper occasion.
Within the match’s second spherical, Asim faces a more durable problem in opposition to prime seed Auguste Dussourd of France.
The London Open carries a prize pool of $33,000.
Asim, at present positioned at sixtieth place within the PSA rating, is the highest-ranked Pakistani participant in worldwide squash rankings, and on the London Open, he goals to additional enhance his place.