![]() I’m just happy I put a lot of work in his legs at the start of the game and he started to slow down a little bit and that’s when I could win some quick rallies.” I was happy I could finish the rallies and I felt good with my game today,” said Elias. “Joel is a very tough player and in a best-of-three he was going to start at 100% and keep going the whole time. Elias took the second 11-9 to take the match and move into the last four. The reactive Makin tried his best to get his way back into the match but couldn’t mount any sustained pressure. His holds and flicks were putting asking serious questions of Makin’s movement and physicality.Īfter securing the first game, Elias continued to have control of the match and maintained his position as the proactive player. The new World No.3 started to move the ball around the court at his trademark medium pace and controlled proceedings from the outset. ![]() Open again in straight games and continued that dominance today. The ‘Peruvian Puma’ got the better of Makin at the recent U.S. Open Champion Diego Elias has confidently booked his semi-final place at the Grasshopper Cup with a straight sets victory over Wales’ Joel Makin in Zurich. Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 2-0: 14-12, 11-6 (30m)Įlias Overcomes Makin To Continue Win-Streak But then, of course, Nour, I knew she was going to fight and she definitely did and I’m glad it went my way.” When I put in this performance at the beginning of the game, I was thinking about it a lot and I wanted to keep it this way. Yeah, as I said, I really surprised myself with the way I played today. But, I’m really glad I pushed through my way and got the win. So of course beating her in two, it was very hard, mentally. I have all respect to her and I actually love her on a personal level. I definitely played the squash I wanted to play, Nour is an amazing player. ![]() Yeah, I definitely surprised myself today. Elaraby charged towards the finish line and managed to take the second game on a stroke decision and move into the semi-finals. Elaraby hung tough and managed to close the game out 14-12.Įlaraby started confidently again in game two and set up a 6-2 lead by again keeping an aggressive style of play going to never let El Tayeb settle into a comfortable rhythm. The CIB Zed Open Champion started her comeback and managed to get back and force a tiebreak. You can never write off Nour El Tayeb and back she came. The younger Egyptian came storming out of the blocks in the first game, hitting aggressive shots to both the front and back corners to catch El Tayeb off guard and run out to an 8-2 lead. World No.7 Rowan Elaraby produced a superb performance to overcome compatriot Nour El Tayeb and book her place in tomorrow’s semi-finals. You can watch the action from the glass court live on SQUASHTV from 16:00 (GMT+2) and you can also keep right up to date with the scores from Switzerland here.įollow our social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates, and you can also follow the tournament on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well as visiting the tournament website.Īggressive Play From Elaraby Sends Her Into The Semis The pair have already met four times in the best-of-three format with Asal winning on three occasions, the most recent being at last season’s CIB PSA World Tour Finals. ElShorbagy is in great form and has already reached two finals this season but can he be stopped by the ‘Swiss Rocket’?Ĭlosing out the day’s play will be an exciting affair between Mostafa Asal and Tarek Momen. Home hero, Nicolas Mueller, will be looking to draw on the crowd support once more as he takes on Egypt’s Marwan ElShorbagy for a spot in the last four. There is only one space separating these two in the current PSA rankings so a win tonight could make all the difference come Monday. ![]() We’ve reached quarter finals day at the Grasshopper Cup 2022, with eight quality matches coming up in Zurich and 16 players looking to book their semi-final places.Īn all-Egyptian cracker opens the show as Nour El Tayeb takes on compatriot Rowan Elaraby. ![]()
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