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Pakistan`s Carla Khan upset the form book in the quarter-finals of the Sports World Mexican Open when she triumphed in five games over England`s second seed Jenny Duncalf in Mexico City.
English-born Khan fought back from a game down against her higher-ranked opponent to take a 2/1 lead. But Duncalf, the world No12 from Yorkshire who has just been selected to make her England debut in this month`s World Team Championships in Amsterdam, reasserted her authority on the match to draw level.
In the closely-contested decider, sixth seed Khan edged ahead to claim her notable 4-9 9-4 9-6 3-9 9-7 victory - and a place in the semi-finals against seventh seed Annelize Naude, who also scored an upset over an English player when she beat third-seeded Stephanie Brind 8-10 9-6 10-8 9-7.
The other semi-final will be the encounter predicted by the seedings, when top seed Vanessa Atkinson takes on Scotland`s fourth seed Pamela Nimmo. Atkinson, the world No3 from the Netherlands, beat fifth seed Latasha Khan, of the USA, 9-6 9-7 9-5, while Nimmo needed four games to overcome Egypt`s eighth seed Engy Kheirallah 9-6 9-4 5-9 9-1.
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