After years of disappointment that ended her previous campaigns at the quarter final stage, perhaps the feeling is still sinking in for the 16-year-old.

Joshna Chinappa had won the title in 2005.

This victory has propelled the youngster to the No.1 spot in the under-17 category in the world, and she reveals her coach since last September, Egyptian Amir Wagih, has made a world of difference to her game.

“He is very good and has worked on different aspects of my game in just four months. The British Open title is a testimony to it,” said Dipika, speaking to The Indian Express from Leeds.

The Chennai girl had to put up a tough fight all the way, and she remembers the quarter final against Canadian Laura Gemmell in particular.

“That was my first big win of the tournament. It was a really close game, and I eventually won it 3-1.

“In the final, I was up against top seed Heba El Torky, the defending champion for the past five years. That was another tough match.

“It was the first time I was playing on a glass court, and there were so many people...it was a bit scary,” admitted the Mittal Champions Trust girl.

Prior to the tournament, Dipika was not confident of her success at the tournament becasue of a back injury that had been troubling her.

“I was very sad, because I hurt my back just before the meet, and I had been preparing for it for a year.

“I was not at a hundred per cent fitness before this tournament began, but strangely enough, the moment my match would begin, the pain disappeared.

“You could call it a kind of miracle,” she said, the smile evident in her tone.

Dipika’s current WISPA ranking is 64, and she hopes to enter the top 50 of the senior squash circuit by the end of the year.

“I am getting a lot of good match play by playing both senior and junior tournaments, and being around the top-ranked players in the world certainly helps.

“Now I am going to start preparing for the Asian Senior championship in February, and after that there is a WISPA tournament in France,” she added.

“The Asian juniors is coming up in May and I hope to do well there also.”