Squash: Teran stuns Grinham in World Open

Samantha Teran, the first Mexican ever to reach the worlds top 20, suggested she may go higher still by ending former world champion Rachael Grinhams chances of winning the title back.And the 15th seeded underdog did just that with a 4-11, 11-2, 11-3, 12-10 win over the deftly-skilled, highly experienced Australian who won the title four years ago in Madrid and was seeded number three at the World Open championships here Wednesday.Teran achieved this, her first victory over Grinham and the best win of her career, despite a fraught finish to the contest.During its climax she was refused a let after deliberately not hitting the ball, then warned for not playing the ball, and eventually given a conduct warning for taking out her frustration on the racket.But Teran also showed a lot of discipline, maintaining a high pace, keeping the ball tight and deep enough to elicit short balls from Grinham, and doing plenty of damage with fast boasts, projected fiercely off the sidewalls to just above the tin.I played very good today - I kept thinking I can do this, said Teran, who is helped part-time by Liz Irving, the Australian who coaches Nicol David, the five times world champion from Malaysia.Grinham, whose younger sister Natalie will try to reach Thursdays quarter-finals, was a little below par, finding it hard to put the ball away on a warm court, and leaving it short more often than usual.Teran next plays Dipika Pallikal, who later became another surprise quarter-finalist when she became the first Indian to make the last eight of a World Open.The 20-year-old from Chennai won 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 against Kanzy El Defrawy, the Egyptian qualifier who had upset her compatriot Omneya Abdel Kawy, last years World Open runner-up.Pallikal, who last month reached the worlds top 20 for the first time, struck the ball very cleanly and looked well capable of climbing further up the rankings.