18-year-old Anahat's historic run at Silicon Valley Open comes to an end

India’s young squash star Anahat Singh saw her run at the Silicon Valley Open come to an end after losing 3-1 to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam on Friday (local time) in Redwood City.The 18-year-old started strongly, winning the opening game 11-5. However, Sivasangari bounced back to take the next three games 11-6, 11-4 and 11-7, securing a 3-1 victory and a place in the final.The Malaysian had also beaten Anahat in the women’s singles final at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, denying the Indian a gold medal.Sivasangari praises Anahat’s talentAfter the match, Sivasangari praised Anahat’s skills and said the young Indian was already among the leading players despite her age. She explained that finding her accuracy helped her recover after a slow start and take control of the contest.“Anahat is very talented and so dangerous. She’s definitely amongst the top girls now, and she’s still so young.