Silicon Valley Open: Sivasangari Falls At Final Hurdle As Olivia Weaves Her Magic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- National women’s squash ace S. Sivasangari failed to wrest the Silicon Valley Open title from Olivia Weaver of the United States in Redwood City, California, today.

The third-seeded Malaysian could not match the precision and pace of the 30-year-old American, who fully capitalised on her home ground advantage, to seal a 12-10, 4-11, 11-4, 11-4 victory in 47 minutes.

World number eight Sivasangari also paid the price for some costly errors, especially in the first and third games, before Weaver went on to tighten her grip and dominate the court in the fourth.

Having taken down American Amanda Sobhy (world number nine) and Egypt’s Salma Hany (world number 15) in the previous two rounds, hopes were high that Sivasangari could wrest the title from defending champion Weaver.

But it was not to be, and world number five Weaver went on to lift her 11th career title on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour.

-- BERNAMA