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Carla Khan (foreground) hung tough to defeat Jenny Duncalf. Duncalf falters in five games
Carla Khan, member of the Azam Khan clan, scored a possibly breakthrough win when she upset the form book in the quarter-finals of the Women`s Sports World Mexican Open Squash Championship and triumphed in five games over England`s second seed Jenny Duncalf in Mexico City.
London-born Carla, the world #22 player, 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.
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