Joshna goes down fighting to Egyptian qualifier

Chennai, Jan 21 (PTI) India's Joshna Chinappa went down to qualifier Mariam Metwally of Egypt in the first round of the Tournament of Champions, a PSA world tour event in New York.

Chinappa, seeded 16th, was battling illness, but put up a brave fight against Metwally, losing 13-15, 11-13, 11-7, 9-11, said a SRFI press note here.

She had said in a message to the national coach Cyrus Poncha that she had developed throat infection and a touch of fever on the eve of the event and the resultant weakness affected her play.

Dipika Pallikal Karthik is the other India in the fray