Saurav Ghosal loses final against top-seed Fares Dessouky in Pittsburgh Open

In Squash, Saurav Ghosal finished runners-up at the Pittsburgh Open after suffering a 0-3 loss to Egypt's Fares Dessouky.

Saurav had got a bye in the first round and then beat England's Nathan Lake 11-13, 14-12, 11-6, 11-9 in a well-fought second round match. The Kolkata-born player went on to decimate Mexico's Cesar Salazar 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 in the quarter-finals. Saurav then locked horns with fifth-seeded Omar Mossad in the semi-finals. The 33-year-old took one hour and 13 minutes to defeat the Egyptian 11-6, 16-18, 11-7, 12-10 in an intense match.

Saurav is a highly regarded Indian squash player and is also the top-ranked in the country.

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