Joshna Jettisons Jaclyn For Place In Liberty Bell Final

Joshna Chinappa, the fourth seed from India, upset second-seeded New Zealander Jaclyn Hawkes in the semi-finals of the Women's Liberty Bell Open to reach the final of the $11,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at Berwyn Squash & Fitness Club in Berwyn, USA.

The 22-year-old from Chennai fought back from a game down to overcome Aucklander Hawkes 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8 to reach her third Tour final in a row.

Chinappa will face favourite Vanessa Atkinson, the former world number one from the Netherlands. After being stretched to five games in the earlier quarter-final by Hong Kong's eighth seed Joey Chan, Atkinson despatched Latasha Khan - the third seed from the USA - 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 to reach the 35th WISPA final of her career.

Semi-finals:
[1] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [3] Latasha Khan (USA) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
[4] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8