Datuk Nicol David
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian squash queen and world number one Datuk Nicol David failed to retain her Cleveland Classic title after losing to world number two, Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in the final on Tuesday.
According to the squash website, www.squashsite.co.uk, the Malaysian went down in a gruelling five-setter that was held at the Cleveland Racquet Club in Ohio, United States.
Nicol won the first game 11-3 but the 24-year old Egyptian who was also the second seed, bounced back in the second set to win 11-5.
The third game was a close fight and the Malaysian came out top by winning 11-9 before El Weleily came alive again in the fourth and decider to register 11-5 and 11-9 win scores.
Meanwhile, Nicol in her twitter said she was satisfied with her performance although she lost to the top Egyptian player.
“Raneem took this one today in the final after a brutal 3-2 match. A great week in Cleveland and will have to come back next year,” said Nicol. — Bernama