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Women's Marsh
Apawamis Squash Open,
Apawamis Club, Rye, NY,
USA
04-Feb, Final:
[1] Nicol David (MAS)
bt [2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) 9-1, 9-6, 6-6 ret. (45m)
Nicol David Wins Apawamis
Title
The latest display in
the long-standing rivalry between the world's top two women squash
players provided a victory for world number one Nicol David -
but it was a disappointing climax to the Women's Marsh
Apawamis Open when
world number two Natalie Grinham was forced to retire injured
in the third game of the final of the first WISPA World Tour Gold
event of the year at the
Apawamis Club in Rye in the US state of New
York.
Malaysian David,
competing in her first event of the New Year, was keen to carry on
where she left off in 2007, when she won her final two events, the
Qatar Classic and the Hong Kong Open.
And the 24-year-old
from Penang soon built up a two-game lead in the Rye final.
But Grinham, the
29-year-old Australian keen to reduce the gap in the pair's 10-6
head-to-head record, forced her way back into the match in the
third. But at six-all, Grinham Natalie slipped over and injured her
right foot.
After attempting to
play on for a few minutes, the Queenslander was forced to retire and
concede the match to the favourite.
The win takes David's
career WISPA World Tour title tally to 25 - and strengthens
her grip on the coveted world number one ranking.
Apawamis
Open 2008
New York, Usa, 30 Jan - 04 Feb, $60k |
Round One
01 Feb |
Quarters
02 Feb |
Semis
03 Feb |
Final
04 Feb |
[1] Nicol David (Mas)
9/4, 9/3, 9/1 (33m)
[Q] Engy Kheirallah (Egy) |
Nicol David
3/9, 9/7, 9/4, 9/5 (68m)
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro |
Nicol David
9/7, 9/4, 9/5 (35m)
Natalie Grainger |
Nicol David
9/1, 9/6, 6/6 ret.
(45m)
Natalie Grinham |
[6] Vicky Botwright
(Eng)
9/6, 4/9, 9/5, 9/6 (55m)
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro (Eng) |
[4] Natalie Grainger
(Usa)
9/2, 9/4, 9/4 (30m)
Madeline Perry (Irl) |
Natalie Grainger
7/9, 2/9, 9/1, 9/6, 9/6 (53m)
Vanessa Atkinson |
[8] Vanessa Atkinson
(Ned)
9/3, 9/1, 9/1 (20m)
[Q] Samantha Teran (Mex) |
Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)
9/5, 9/3, 9/7 (35m)
[7] Jenny Duncalf (Eng) |
Omneya Abdel Kawy
4/9, 9/3, 10/8, 9/6 (46m)
Rachael Grinham |
Omneya Abdel Kawy
9/5, 9/4, 9/2 (26m)
Natalie Grinham |
Shelley Kitchen (Nzl)
9/5, 10/8, 9/2 (39m)
[3] Rachael Grinham (Aus) |
[Q] Kasey Brown (Aus)
10/9, 9/0, 9/6 (49m)
[5] Tania Bailey (Eng) |
Tania Bailey
9/6, 9/5, 9/2 (35m)
Natalie Grinham |
[Q] Latasha Khan (Usa)
9/3, 9/4, 9/8
[2] Natalie Grinham (Aus) |
31-Jan,
Qualifying Finals:
Kasey Brown (Aus) bt
Annelize Naude (Ned)
9/5, 8/10, 9/4, 9/2 (68m)
Latasha Khan (Usa) bt
Jaclyn Hawkes (Nzl)
6/9, 8/10, 9/2, 9/3, 9/6 (77m)
Samantha Teran (Mex) bt Dominique L/Walter (Eng) 5/9, 6/9,
9/5, 9/2, 9/0 (70m)
Engy Kheirallah (Egy) bt Raneem El Weleily (Egy)
5/9, 9/3, 9/3, 10/9 (53m)
30-Jan,
Qualifying Round One:
Kasey Brown (Aus) bt Lauren Briggs (Eng)
9/3, 9/3, 9/1 (34m)
Annelize Naude (Ned) bt Suzie Pierrepont (Eng)
9/2, 9/6, 9/0 (29m)
Jaclyn Hawkes (Nzl) bt Natasha Kingshott (Usa)
9/2, 9/1, 9/4 (18m)
Latasha Khan (Usa) bt Lauren Siddall (Eng)
9/4, 4/9, 9/2, 7/9, 9/1 (60m)
Samantha Teran (Mex) bt Catherine Mcleod (Nzl)
9/1, 9/0, 9/3 (20m)
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (Eng) v Manuela Manetta (Ita)
10/9, 9/7, 4/9, 9/2 (66m)
Raneem El Weleily (Egy) bt Amelia Pittock (Aus)
9/6, 9/2, 9/5 (28m)
Engy Kheirallah (Egy) bt Louise Crome (Nzl)
9/3, 4/9, 9/0, 9/1 (38m)
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