New Delhi, April 5 India's Abhay Singh rallied to defeat world no 13 Aly Abou Eleinen 3-2 in the men's singles opening round of the El Gouna Open, a PSA Platinum event, in El Gouna, Egypt.
World no 25 Abhay won with a score of 9-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8 on Saturday. He will next face Egyptian sixth seed and world no 7 Youssef Ibrahim.
Meanwhile, world No 20 Anahat Singh lost to world No 1 Hania El Hammamy, who won the women's singles first-round match 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8.