Pakistan dominated the squash courts in Melbourne as sisters Mehwish, Sehrish and Mahnoor Ali advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Junior Open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Top seed Mehwish is looking to defend her U-17 title after setting up a semi-final with Australian Tina Ma, who won the U-15 title at last year\u2019s edition of the Australian Junior Open.<\/p>\n
Mehwish won her quarter-final in straight games after dominating Hong Kong\u2019s Maeghan Wang 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n
Over in the U-15 category, second seed Sehrish will face Olivia van Zon in the semis after thrashing Chelsea Paule 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Sehrish is top ranked in Pakistan in the Women\u2019s U-15 category as of March 2025, followed by sister Mahnoor, who often plays above her age category and sets up a sibling showdown with Sehrish.<\/p>\n
Like her older sisters, top seed Mahnoor remains undefeated throughout the tournament and won today\u2019s quarter-final in three straight sets. She obliterated New Zealand\u2019s Meriam Ibrahim 11-1, 11-0, 11-3, and will face Elizabeth Wang in the semis.<\/p>\n
The 12-year-old is currently the No. 1 ranked women\u2019s squash player in Pakistan as of March, with Mehwish at No.5 and Sehrish at No. 14.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Nouman Khan lost to Elijah Rolls in Monday\u2019s Round of 16 after failing to score a single point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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