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Anahat Singh (Image source: Twitter)
The highly anticipated 2022 Commonwealth Games are finally upon us. India has sent a strong contingent to the UK and is hopeful of a good showing at the global event.
Indian squash player Anahat Singh who is also the youngest member of the Indian contingent at CWG 2022 came up with a positive result in her first game itself. Playing against Jada Ross of the Caribbean country Saint Vincente and the Grenadines, the 14-year-old impressed all with an 11-5, 11-2, 11-0 win.
Despite being so young, Singh showed great composure and maturity at the start of the match. Singh began the match with an 11-5 win and improved in every set from there on. Her next set brought out an 11-2 win with total domination of 11-0 in the final set. She managed to restrict Ross to under five points in each set.
Having won her first match of the Round of 64, the Indian squash played now moves into the Round of 32. She will meet Emily Whitlock of Wales in the next round of Squash Women's singles at the CWG 2022.
The 14-year-old looked ecstatic after the win and said, "It's really exciting and so much fun," Anahat Singh said after her winning start. "It's my first senior tournament, so I didn't really know what to expect, but I got more confident as the match went on. I had nothing to lose.
“A lot of my family are here and they were all cheering really loudly,” said Singh.
She has great problem-solving skills: Coach Chris Walker
Chris Walker, Singh’s coach praised the player’s skills saying, "She has great problem-solving skills. She is very smart, has good court sense and has great racket work."
"At 14, you just want to help that talent grow. The short period of time I've been working with her has just been tremendous fun. It's so exciting for the future. She is a lovely girl," he added.
"She has got a great attitude to all this attention. She's just enjoying the ride. She won the third game 11-0, there was never any chance of her letting up. She is very present when she is playing and so mature for such a young age," Walker concluded.