[Q] Nour Heikal (Egy) 3-2 Malak Khafagy (Egy) 13-15, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (68m)
20-year-old qualifier Heikal, meanwhile, had to dig in as she came back from two games down to record a tense and at times bad-tempered 13-15, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 win over Egyptian compatriot Malak Khafagy, with Heikal – who came through three qualifying matches to reach the main draw – the sole qualifier left in the competition.
Nour
We had an injury break in the second, as she ran into my back while I just played a tin. It was something to do with her stomach, we had 15m injury break, but she still one that game and the first one, she was up 2/0.
I’m so happy I managed to win the next three games. The first two games were the closest, the next three not as close.
The next round I’m playing Sana Ibrahim who just beat Nele. I’m not unhappy not to play the World number four. I played Sana a lot in Sana in the juniors, it feels familiar…
