Bengaluru, Feb. 26 -- "I can't believe you're doing this all over again!" former world champion from Egypt Tarek Momen texted Saurav Ghosal on Sunday. It was the night the 38-year-old Indian won the Octane Sydney Classic, a PSA Challenger title, on his comeback from retirement. His eleventh PSA title. It came a year after his last PSA appearance at the Windy City Open in Chicago in February 2024.
Saurav - the first Indian male player to break into the top-10, had announced his retirement in April last year after over two decades on the PSA Tour. By the close of the year, he was prepping to create geometric angles and haul his body across the court all over again. The goal - Los Angeles 2028, when squash will make its Olympic debut. For som...