New Zealand women's squash No.1 Joelle King has given world No.2 Jenny Duncalf from England a battle, but fell short in the second round of the World Open in Rotterdam.
King, who was the 10th seed, lost the first set 11-8, however she came back to secure the second 11-7before dropping the third 11-1 and the fourth 11-3 in a match which lasted 52 minutes.
King, 23, will now attend the WISPA official dinner on Saturday at the World Open where she has been nominated as Most Improved Player of the Year. Other players in this category include Annie Au (Hong Kong), Kasey Brown (Australia), Raneem El Weleily (Egypt) and Dipika Pallikal (India).
