Mumbai, March 26 -- Newly crowned India Women's No 1 Anahat Singh celebrated her climb to the top of the rankings with a commanding win in Round 2 of the Indian Open here at the Bombay Gymkhana on Tuesday, as per the Professional Squash Association (PSA) press release.

In what is India's first ever PSA Squash Copper tournament, Day 2 saw Anahat play with panache, whilst Joshna Chinappa registered a comfortable win and the top seed in the women's draw Akanksha Salunkhe walked away with a win against Tanvi Khanna. In the men's draw, Veer Chotrani made heads turn as he defeated the fifth seed, Simon Herbert.

The 17-year-old Anahat Singh was up against Spain's Cristina Gomez, and the Indian ace used power and guile to her advantage, winning...