MELBOURNE: India’s star player and top seed Dipika Pallikal suffered a shocking defeat against second seed Millie Tomlinson of England in the finals of the Victoria Open squash event here today.
Pallikal lost 11-6, 4-11, 11-3, 7-11, 9-11 to Tomlinson in the all important final match to finish runners-up at the PSA Tour fixture here.
After cruising through to the title round, Dipika met with resistance but did not believe this would turn into a stumbling block.
The two players traded two games each before the English player ended the 80-min script in her favour with a confident finish. (AGENCIES)
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