Velavan misses maiden PSA title; loses to Egyptian Elsherbini

Up and coming Indian player Velavan Senthilkumar's dream run came to a halt when Egyptian Mohamed Elsherbini defeated him in the final of the Parkview Open, a PSA World Tour event, in Johannesburg in South Africa.
Elsherbini too, like Velavan, was aiming for his maiden PSA title and took his chances to eventually win it with a 11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8 scoreline late last night.
Senthilkumar, who upset the top and third seeds enroute to the final, did show ability to counter many of Elsherbini's attacking strokes with his gliding movements on the court, but the rival's accuracy proved superior in the end.

The 19-year old Chennai boy won one game but the Egyptian looked in control for the better part of the 55-minute tussle, according to information received here.
Senthilkumar, a qualifier, had on the way to the final, beaten the No.1 seed Aqeel Rehman of Austria 11-3, 11-1, 11-5 in the quarterfinals and third-seed Mark Fuller of England 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 in the semifinal.