KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — National top squash player S. Sivasangari kept Malaysia’s hopes alive at the Tournament of Champions 2026 after producing a gritty comeback to reach the quarter-finals in New York.

The fifth seed overturned a two-game deficit to shut the door for homester Amanda Sobhy, winning 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 in a thrilling 55-minute second-round clash at Grand Central Station yesterday.