Dipika Pallikal first Indian to break into top ten

Dipika Pallikal first Indian to break into top tenNew Delhi: Ace Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal became the first Indian to break into the top 10 with 5175.75 points. Pallikal was ranked 10th by Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA).

She was also the first Indian to break into the top 20 in 2011. Dipika has won the German Open, Dutch Open, French Open, Australian Open, Scottish Open on the European Junior Squash Circuit till now.

Another Indian Joshana Chinappa jumped a place to 31 in the year-end rankings.

Last month both Dipika and Joshana were part of the team which became the first Indian side to reach the quarterfinals of the World Team Squash Championship.

 

By Indian Sports News Network