It may be lack of squash training or simply exhaustion on the part of Aditya Jagtap, an Indian player based in United Kingdom, following his loss at the Nordic Junior Open Squash Championship final.

The young Indian lost in the U-19 category finals in the tournament held in Malmo, Sweden. He lost to defending champion Henrik Mustonen. Despite his loss, Jagtap’s run to the finals in this prestigious tournament was considered impressive.

Currently ranked 399th in the world, Jagtap was seen showing his best moves with his prince squash racket but it wasn’t just enough to upset the Finnish player, currently ranked 133rd in the world. The match lasted one hour and 13 minutes with a score of 6-11, 12-10, 8-11 and 3-11.

Mustonen has been in the Nordic Open finals for the past three years, winning the title last year as well. The 18-year old Finnish player has had a stellar year so far, winning the Dutch and Pioneer Junior Open crowns in July. The Finnish player is expected to gain ranking points following his victory and may soon be aligned with the world’s best squash players if he continues with this momentum.

Both players needed to work hard to beat their semifinal opponents. Jagtap endured a long match but eventually prevailed over Robert Downe of England 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 and 11-5. Mustonen had an easier time in beating Nathan Lake of England 11-8, 11-2 and 11-4.

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