Aira faces tough task to reach final


Great win over homester: Aira Azman (left) downed Britain’s Asia Harris 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-3 to reach the semi-finals of the British Open.

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Aira Azman’s title credentials at the British Junior Open is set to be put under severe test when she faces second seed Fayrouz Abouelkheir of Egypt in the semi-finals in Birmingham.

Aira, who is the joint third seed, had kept her title hopes alive after securing a hard-fought 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-3 win over homester Asia Harris in the quarter-finals of the Under-19 event on Friday.

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