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Birmingham, July 30: India’s youngest athlete at the Commonwealth Games, Anahat Singh (14) made a winning start in the women’s singles competition on Friday.
Anahat defeated Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines 11-5 11-2 11-0 in the round of 64. “It’s really exciting and so much fun,” Anahat said.
“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,” she further added.
Coach Chris Walker hailed Anahat’s court sense and said, “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,” the coach concluded.
She was selected for the Indian team after her impressive run at the under-15 level including wins at the Asian Junior Squash and German Open this year.
