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London Open 2022
Men's Draw
16 - 20 Nov
London, England, $12k |
ROUND TWO
17 Nov |
QUARTERS
18 Nov |
SEMIS
19 Nov |
FINAL
20 Nov |
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[1] James Willstrop (ENG)
11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5 (37m)
[9/16] Simon Herbert (ENG) |
Simon Herbert
11-2, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9 (38m)
Aly Abou Eleinen |
Aly Abou Eleinen
11-2, 11-3 ret. (20m)
Nick Wall
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Aly Abou Eleinen
11-6, 4-11, 11-3, 11-8 (44m)
Nathan Lake |
[5] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
11-5, 10-12, 11-4, 14-16, 11-6 (57m)
Miles Jenkins (ENG) |
[9/16] Joe Lee (ENG)
11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-6 (77m)
[6] Rui Soares (POR) |
Joe Lee
12-10, 12-10, 11-7 (45m)
Nick Wall |
[4] Nick Wall (ENG)
12-14, 6-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (55m)
Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) |
[3] Nathan Lake (ENG)
12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3 (47m)
[9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) |
Nathan Lake
11-6, 11-9, 11-2 (44m)
Leandro Romiglio |
Nathan Lake
13-11, 11-7, 11-4 (49m)
George Parker |
[9/16] Leandro Romiglio (ARG)
12-14, 11-1, 11-4, 11-5 (47m)
[8] Rory Stewart (SCO) |
[7] Curtis Malik (ENG)
11-7, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10 (50m)
[9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) |
Curtis Malik
11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (38m)
George Parker |
Jakub Solnicky (CZE)
11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4 (38m)
[2] George Parker (ENG) |
[1] James Willstrop (ENG) bye
[9/16] Simon Herbert (ENG) bt James Peach (ENG) 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3
(47m)
Miles Jenkins (ENG) bt [9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-3, 11-2, 18-16
(50m)
[5] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bye
[6] Rui Soares (POR) bye
[9/16] Joe Lee (ENG) bt [WC] Anthony Rogal (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (27m)
Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) bt [9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
(31m)
[4] Nick Wall (ENG) bye
[3] Nathan Lake (ENG) bye
[9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt Viktor Byrtus (CZE) 11-5, 11-9, 11-2 (35m)
[9/16] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt Robert Downer (ENG) 11-5, 5-11, 11-7,
11-3 (42m)
[8] Rory Stewart (SCO) bye
[7] Curtis Malik (ENG) bye
[9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [WC] Ayaan Vaziralli (IND) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
(26m)
Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt [9/16] Sam Todd (ENG) 11-2, 11-13, 12-10, 11-0
(37m)
[2] George Parker (ENG) bye |
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London Open 2022
Women's Draw
16 - 20 Nov
London, England, $12k |
ROUND TWO
17 Nov |
QUARTERS
18 Nov |
SEMIS
19 Nov |
FINAL
20 Nov |
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[1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG)
11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (33m)
[WC] Nour Ramy (EGY) |
Millie Tomlinson
11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (35m)
Anna Kimberley |
Millie Tomlinson
11-9, 2-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-9 (57m)
Hana Moataz |
Hana Moataz
13-11, 11-9, 4-11,
18-16 (58m)
Georgia Adderley |
[7] Anna Kimberley (ENG)
11-5, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9 (43m)
[9/16] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) |
[9/16] Asia Harris (ENG)
8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (40m)
[6] Nadia Pfister (SUI) |
Asia Harris
11-4, 11-2, 8-11, 11-8 (40m)
Hana Moataz |
[4] Hana Moataz (EGY)
11-4, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7 (32m)
[9/16] Alison Thomson (SCO) |
[3] Katie Malliff (ENG)
9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (40m)
[9/16] Rana Ismail (EGY) |
Katie Malliff
11-7, 2-11, 11-1, 11-6 (41m)
Alicia Mead |
Alicia Mead
11-3, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 13-11 (63m)
Georgia Adderley |
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG)
11-4, 11-4, 8-11, 11-3 (45m)
[5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) |
[8] Torrie Malik (ENG)
11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (26m)
Polly Clark (ENG) |
Torrie Malik
9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (45m)
Georgia Adderley |
Emilia Korhonen (FIN)
11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (25m)
[2] Georgia Adderley (SCO) |
[1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) bye
[WC] Nour Ramy (EGY) bt [9/16] Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 11-9, 11-4, 11-2 (30m)
[9/16] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) bt Sarah Soudan (EGY) 11-9, 8-11, 11-6,
11-6 (40m)
[7] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bye
[6] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bye
[9/16] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Amna Fayyaz (PAK) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (20m)
[9/16] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt Kiera Marshall (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
(37m)
[4] Hana Moataz (EGY) bye
[3] Katie Malliff (ENG) bye
[9/16] Rana Ismail (EGY) bt [WC] Arisha Jahan Khan (USA) 11-3, 11-3,
11-3 (20m)
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG) bt Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4
(29m)
[5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bye
[8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bye
Polly Clark (ENG) bt [9/16] Ali Loke (WAL) 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7
(55m)
[9/16] Breanne Flynn (IRL) bt Emilia Korhonen (FIN) 11-4, 13-11, 11-6
(25m)
[2] Georgia Adderley (SCO) bye |
Egypt’s Eleinen and Moataz Victorious
Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen and Hana Moataz took the titles at the London
Open this weekend, with the latter becoming the first female player to
win three times in the 2022-2023 season.
Eleinen came into the men’s Challenger 20 level tournament at the
Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club as the No.5 seed, and received a bye through
the opening day’s action. He then took on Englishman Miles Jenkins in
round two, and he had to go the distance. The Egyptian lost the fourth
game 16-14 after having chances to secure the win, but he made up for it
in the fifth, taking it 11-6 to book his spot in the quarters.
In the last eight, Eleinen took on Englishman Simon Herbert, who had
gotten the better of the three-time reigning champion James Willstrop in
the second round. The Egyptian made sure there would be no shock in
their match, though, winning in four games. He then got past a
struggling Nick Wall, dropping just five points to the Englishman, who
was not fully fit for the contest.
The final saw the No.5 seed take on England’s Nathan Lake, the No.3 seed
for the competition. He won the first game 11-6, but saw the Englishman
fight back to take the second and level the match. From there, though,
Eleinen was in top form, and won in four games to claim his first title
of the season.
Compatriot Hana Moataz, meanwhile, is building an extensive list of
titles already this season. She won the Life Time Chicago Open and the
Hamilton Open in October, and has taken the London Open this weekend for
her third success in the 2022-2023 campaign.
She came into the event as the No.4 seed, and like Eleinen, had a bye
through the opening day’s action. The Egyptian then took on Scotland’s
Alison Thomson to kick her week off, and won in four games. That was
followed by another four-game success, this time against Englishwoman
Asia Harris in the quarter finals.
In the semi-finals, Moataz came up against top seed and former World
No.20 Millie Tomlinson, who won this event back in 2015. After winning
the first game 11-9, the Egyptian could then only muster five points
across the next two games, as she fell 2-1 behind. She fought back
though, taking the fourth 11-5, before coming through a tense fifth game
11-9 to take out the top seed.
The final saw the Egyptian take on No.2 seed Georgia Adderley, and two
tight games went her way early on, including the first on a tie-break
13-11. The Scot battled back to win the third 11-4, and then had her
chances in the fourth, but eventually, Moataz got over the line, with an
18-16 scoreline going her way. She becomes the first woman to claim
three titles this season.
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Semi Finals
Finalists Set At The Cumberland Club
The finals of the London Open are set, with an Egyptian duo set to take
on a British pair on Sunday at the Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club.
The big surprise of the day came in the women’s Challenger 10 level
competition, as No.4 seed Hana Moataz downed top seed Millie Tomlinson
to move through to the final. The Egyptian won the opening game 11-9,
but then only managed to score five points across the next two games.
She fought back though, winning the fourth 11-5, before taking the
deciding game 11-9 to book her place in the final.
She will now face Scotland’s Georgia Adderley, the No.2 seed, in the
final on Sunday. The Scot also had to go the distance in her semi-final
with England’s Alicia Mead. She found herself two games up, but the
Englishwoman, who was unseeded for the competition, fought back to level
the match. The fifth then went to a tie-break, with Adderley eventually
taking it 13-11 to secure the win after 63 minutes of action.
England’s Nathan Lake overcame with compatriot George Parker, the No.2
seed, in the last four of the men’s Challenger 20 level competition at
the London Open. A tight first game went the way of Lake 13-11, and from
there, he was in cruise control, winning the next two as well to secure
a straight games victory.
He will now face Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen in the final on Sunday, after
the tournament’s No.5 seed overcame a struggling Nick Wall. The Egyptian
won the first two games comfortably, with Wall only able to muster five
points in total. He then won the third 11-0, with the Englishman clearly
unable to move properly.
The finals of the London Open will take place on Sunday, November 20,
with the Egyptian duo of Aly Abou Eleinen and Hana Moataz taking on the
British pair of Nathan Lake and Georgia Adderley, respectively, for the
titles.
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Quarter Finals
Eleinen and Moataz Break British Stronghold
The Egyptian duo of Aly Abou Eleinen and Hana Moataz made sure that it
will not be an all-British line-up in the semis of the London Open on
Saturday.
Eleinen came up against Englishman Simon Herbert in the last eight on
Friday afternoon, with Herbert having defeated former World No.1 James
Willstrop to reach the quarter finals. There would not be another shock
though, as the Egyptian took the win in four games to move through to
the semi-finals.
The Egyptian will now face off against England’s Nick Wall, after the
No.4 seed defeated Joe Lee in straight games to move into the last four.
George Parker and Nathan Lake will meet in the other men’s semi-final,
in an all-English clash.
In the women’s event, Egypt’s Hana Moataz got the better of Englishwoman
Asia Harris in straight games to move through to the last four at the
Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club. She won the first two games of their
quarter final contest, before seeing Harris take the third game.
However, Moataz was able to claim the fourth to secure the victory.
Moataz will now face top seed Millie Tomlinson after the top seed
defeated compatriot Anna Kimberley in straight games. Alicia Mead caused
an upset to get the better of No.3 seed Katie Malliff, and she will now
face Scotland’s Georgia Adderley in the other women’s semi-final.
The semis of the London Open will take place on Saturday, November 19 at
the Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club, with the last four in both draws aiming
to reach Sunday’s finals.
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Round 2
Herbert Downs Defending Champ Willstrop
England’s Simon Herbert took a major scalp on day two of the London
Open, beating three-time defending champion and former World No.1 James
Willstrop.
Willstrop, who won this event in 2018, 2019 and 2021, came in as the top
seed, while Herbert was unseeded. However, some quick-fire squash from
the World No.87 saw him move two games in front. The former World No.1
then won the third to fight back into the contest, but Herbert was too
strong for his compatriot, winning in four games.
Elsewhere in the men’s draw, fellow Englishman Joe Lee also caused an
upset. He defeated Portuguese No.1 Rui Soares in a five-game battle,
fending off a comeback from the No.6 seed. Argentina’s Leandro Romiglio
also upset the seedings, as he beat Scotland’s Rory Stewart, the No.8
seed, in a four-game contest, fighting back after losing the first on a
tie-break.
There were three more surprises in the women’s event, with Egypt’s Rana
Ismail downing No.3 seed Katie Malliff. She lost the first game to the
young Englishwoman, but then battled back to win in four, securing her
spot in the quarter finals.
She will take on England’s Alicia Mead, who also took down a seed on day
two in London. The Englishwoman defeated Tessa ter Sluis, the Dutch No.5
seed, in four, while compatriot Asia Harris got the better of No.6 seed
Nadia Pfister, also in four games.
The London Open continues on Friday, November 10 with the quarter finals
in both competitions. The last eight in both draws will do battle to try
and reach the semis of the Challenger 20 and 10 level events.
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Round 1
Seven English Players Win On Opening Day
It was a good day for the home faithful at the London Open, with seven
of the 16 matches being won by English players at the Cumberland Lawn
Tennis Club.
Two of those wins came in all-English matches in the men’s event. Simon
Herbert and James Peach did battle for a place in the second round, with
Herbert coming out on top. He defeated hiss compatriot in four games to
set up a meeting with three-time champion James Willstrop. Meanwhile,
Joe Lee defeated wildcard Anthony Rogal in straight games, dropping just
13 points in a 27-minute match.
The other two Englishmen to go through were Miles Jenkins and Ben
Coleman. The latter also defeated a wildcard, getting the better of
India’s Ayaan Vaziralli in straight games, while Jenkins came through a
tough third game tie-break 18-16 to defeat German No.2 Yannik Omlor.
In the women’s event, a further trio of English players got through to
the last 16. Asia Harris and Alicia Mead both came through their
respective first round matches in straight games, while Polly Clark
caused an upset. She got the better of Welshwoman Ali Like, going the
distance. Clark came from a game down to lead 2-1, and then had to
regroup to win the fifth game 11-7.
Elsewhere, wildcard Nour Ramy booked her place in the second round of
the competition after beating compatriot Nadeen Kotb in straight games.
Argentina’s Leandro Romiglio downed training partner Robert Downer in a
four-game battle, while Jakub Solnicky knocked out England’s Sam Todd in
one of the day’s other surprise results.
The London Open continues on Thursday, November 17, with the seeded
players coming into the tournament in the second round.
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Preview
Malik Proud To Take First Titles
Torrie Malik with the British Junior National
Championships trophy
he London Open begins on Wednesday, November 16, with a Challenger 20
level men’s event and a Challenger 10 level women’s event.
The Cumberland Club will play host to the five-day tournament, which
will see 48 players aiming to take home the titles come Sunday, November
20.
Reigning three-time London Open champion James Willstrop will be the top
seed for the men’s title, as he aims for a fourth consecutive victory.
Compatriots George Parker, Nathan Lake and Nick Wall will make up the
rest of the top four seeds in the men’s event.
Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen, Portuguese No.1 Rui Soares, Scotland’s Rory
Stewart and Argentine Leandro Romiglio, who comes off the back of
reaching the quarter finals at the Robertson Lodges New Zealand Open,
will also be in contention this week in London.
England’s Millie Tomlinson, who won this event back in 2015, will be the
top seed for the women’s draw. She will be joined in top eight seeds by
compatriots Katie Malliff, Torrie Malik and Anna Kimberley.
We spoke to Malik, who has won a title for the last three weeks. She
claimed the British National Junior Championship crown in the last week
of October, before winning her maiden two PSA Tour titles this month.
The Englishwoman claimed the Czech Open crown, her first, before then
also winning the Telsa Media David Lloyd Purley Open this weekend.
“Personally, I feel like I am playing well at the moment. Obviously not
perfect yet, but that’s what I am training towards,” she admitted.
“I’m very happy to have claimed my first PSA title in Brno. Before this
win, I had been in 6 PSA finals and not taken a single title yet.
However in Brno I managed to get that title.
“It was my last U19 British Junior Championships so pleased to have got
the title to end my junior career. To look back at the record to see me
having five national titles is great for me and I’m pleased [with that
record].”
Malik will be the No.8 seed for this week’s event, but she does not take
that into account when preparing for a tournament. She also believes
that she can make big strides up the World Rankings if her performance
continue to improve.
“For me it [seeding] doesn’t really have an impact on me, no pressure at
all. Just got to go into the tournament feeling positive and making sure
I put in the performances I know I can do,” Malik said.
“My goal ranking for the end of the season would be top 30-40. It is a
big jump I know but I believe I could do it. So let’s see what happens.”
The four wildcards for the tournament will be from four different
nations. England’s Anthony Rogal and Indian Ayaan Vaziralli will be in
the men’s draw, while the women’s event will see the USA’s Arisha Khan
and Egypt’s Nour Ramy in action.
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