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RIYADH: The trailblazing Nada Abo Alnaja said she was 鈥渢ruly overwhelmed鈥� after becoming the first 抖阴短视频n woman to compete on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour.
Alnaja, a wildcard for the event in Riyadh, was pitched against world No. 3 Camille Serme, who reached the semifinals of last month鈥檚 PSA Women鈥檚 World Championship, in round one and although she lost in straights, the appearance in the first ever women鈥檚 professional squash tournament to be held in 抖阴短视频 will live long in the memory.
鈥淣ever in my wildest dreams would I have imagined I would one day stand here, in front of a Saudi crowd, playing Camille, in front of Nour [El-Sherbini] and all the top players,鈥� Alnaja told the PSA website. 鈥淚鈥檓 truly overwhelmed, I don鈥檛 realize I think what just happened, and it will take some time to sink in 鈥� I enjoyed every minute of this match, I just hope I can get better, but I couldn鈥檛 hope for a better match. I want to thank Camille for allowing me to play, I know she was very nice to me today.鈥�
Serme, the No 2 seed for the $165,000 event, was thrilled to be part of history at the Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in Riyadh.
鈥淚t鈥檚 such an honor to play against the first ever [female] Saudi player and to live through that historical moment,鈥� said Serme. 鈥淚 hope she is going to keep on playing and make more and more tournaments.鈥�
抖阴短视频n businessman Ziad Al-Turki is the chairman of the Professional Squash Association, and he felt Alnaja鈥檚 participation represented a landmark day for the sport and the Kingdom.
鈥淪o proud of Nada Aboalnaja today,鈥� he tweeted. 鈥淗er 1st ever #psaworldtour match, with so much riding on her shoulders. KSA pride!鈥�
Her appearance at the PSA event is the culmination of years of hard work for Abo Alnaja. The 32-year-old trains once, sometimes twice, a day and is continually fine tuning her game under the guidance of French coach Fabien Polly after initially teaching herself how to play.
鈥淚 started to play squash and I realize that it was a great way to get fit, but also it gave me the motivation I needed in the gym,鈥� Alnaja said. 鈥淚 just couldn鈥檛 go and do exercises: I needed a reason to go to the gym. Squash gave me that goal, that motivation.鈥�
Alnaja hopes the staging of the maiden ranking event in Riyadh helps to raise the profile of the sport in the Kingdom and leads to a raising of standards and the breaking down of barriers.
鈥淧laying squash in Saudi for a woman is a bit challenging, we have a long way to go to take Saudia Arabia to the next level,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e need to bring in here the expertise from abroad, we need coaches, we need clubs, we need courts. But you know, when I was hitting the ball for hours in my club in Jeddah, looking like a crazy woman, never would I have imagined where it would take me. So the lesson is: ladies, whatever it is, if you love something, whatever activity, make up, clothes, if you love it enough, just do it, just put all your energy in it, because you never know where it may take you.鈥�