18-year-old Anahat Singh’s historic run at the Silicon Valley Open is coming to an end

Young Indian squash star Anahat Singh saw her Silicon Valley Open run come to an end after losing 3-1 to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam on Friday (local time) in Redwood City.The 18-year-old started strongly, winning the opening game 11-5. However, Sivasangari bounced back and took the next three games 11-6, 11-4 and 11-7 to secure a 3-1 victory and advance to the final.The Malaysian also defeated Anahat in the women’s singles final at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, denying the Indian a gold medal.

Sivasangari praises Anahata’s talent

After the match, Sivasangari praised Anahat’s skills, saying that the young Indian was already among the top players despite her age. She explained that finding her accuracy helped her recover from a slow start and take control of the competition.“Anahat is very talented and so dangerous. She’s definitely one of the top girls right now and she’s still so young. When I came into today’s match I started off a bit slow but I got back into it and I’m happy with how I finished. Obviously it’s easy to fall into her game; it wasn’t really ‘who plays the best shot’ but once I found the right game I needed, I found my accuracy. satisfied,” she said, according to the PSA website.

Anahat makes history despite leaving

Although her campaign ended in the semi-finals, Anahat had an impressive tournament. She previously defeated eight-time world champion Nour ElSherbini in the 2nd round.In the 42-minute quarter-finals, she defeated world number 14 Salma Hanyová 3:2 and won 4:11, 11:8, 4:11, 11:2 and 11:5.This win made her the first Indian squash player since 2019 to reach the semi-finals of the PSA Tour Gold tournament.It was also her first semi-final appearance at this level, marking an important milestone in her young career.Despite the defeat, Anahat’s performance highlighted her growing presence in international squash, while Sivasangari once again proved a tough opponent for the Indian teenager.