<p>On the cusp of victory, Saurav Ghosal’s body let him down as the India number one was forced to settle for a bronze in the men’s singles squash event of the Asian Games on Saturday.</p>.<p>In the semifinal against Au Chun Ming of Hong Kong China, Ghosal led by two games to love. A final berth seemed very much in his grasp but what unfolded was a stunning collapse as Ghosal lost the next three games to stumble out.</p>.<p>Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal too had lost their semifinal matches earlier in the evening and India thus wound up the singles events with a tally of three bronze medals.</p>.<p>Ghosal’s defeat was particularly painful, as the last Asian Games’ silver medallist seemed poised for another crack at gold. In a match replete with exciting rallies, Ghosal had really done well to come back from 5-9 to win the first game and snatch the second too. However, Ming, cashing in on Ghosal’s lack of intensity, prevailed 10-12, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 to enter the final.</p>.<p>“To beat a player like Ming, you need to play with a high intensity. I did that in the first two games but nearing the end of the second, I hurt my left abductor muscle, restricting my movements,” said a downcast Ghosal.</p>.<p>In the women’s semifinals, Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia defeated Joshna 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 to set up a final clash with compatriot Nicol David who knocked out Dipika 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 in the other semi. </p>
<p>On the cusp of victory, Saurav Ghosal’s body let him down as the India number one was forced to settle for a bronze in the men’s singles squash event of the Asian Games on Saturday.</p>.<p>In the semifinal against Au Chun Ming of Hong Kong China, Ghosal led by two games to love. A final berth seemed very much in his grasp but what unfolded was a stunning collapse as Ghosal lost the next three games to stumble out.</p>.<p>Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal too had lost their semifinal matches earlier in the evening and India thus wound up the singles events with a tally of three bronze medals.</p>.<p>Ghosal’s defeat was particularly painful, as the last Asian Games’ silver medallist seemed poised for another crack at gold. In a match replete with exciting rallies, Ghosal had really done well to come back from 5-9 to win the first game and snatch the second too. However, Ming, cashing in on Ghosal’s lack of intensity, prevailed 10-12, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 to enter the final.</p>.<p>“To beat a player like Ming, you need to play with a high intensity. I did that in the first two games but nearing the end of the second, I hurt my left abductor muscle, restricting my movements,” said a downcast Ghosal.</p>.<p>In the women’s semifinals, Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia defeated Joshna 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 to set up a final clash with compatriot Nicol David who knocked out Dipika 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 in the other semi. </p>