13/12/2007
MEXICO OPEN
Rodriguez Beats Local Hero Galvez For Mexico Title
Mexico City Open 2007
05-10 Dec, Mexico City, Mexico, $10k |
Round One
07 Dec |
Quarters
08 Dec |
Semis
09 Dec |
Final
10 Dec |
[1] Miguel Angel
Rodriguez (Col)
11/7, 11/7, 11/7 (32m)
[Q] Fernando Lopez (Mex) |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/8, 11/5, 11/7 (31m)
David Phillips |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/8, 6/11, 14/12, 11/6 (68m)
Rafael Alarcon |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/8, 7/11, 11/5, 11/6 (82m) Eric
Galvez |
[5] David Phillips
(Can)
11/3, 11/8, 11/2 (32m)
Arturo Castillo (Mex) |
[3] Rafael Alarcon
(Bra)
8/11, 6/11, 11/9, 11/2, 11/7 (53m)
[Q] Arturo Salazar (Mex) |
Rafael Alarcon
11/7, 11/6, 11/8 (29m)
Jose Angel Becerril |
[8] Tony James (Aus)
11/9, 11/8, 11/7 (35m)
[Q] Jose Angel Becerril (Mex) |
Wade Johnstone (Aus)
10/12, 11/9, 5/11, 14/12 (54m)
[6] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) |
Ryan Cuskelly
8/11, 11/3, 12/10, 11/9 (41m)
Jorge Baltazaar |
Jorge Baltazaar
11/8, 11/5, 11/4 (57m)
Eric Galvez |
[Q] Ryan Donegan (Usa)
11/6, 11/5, 5/11, 11/6 (37m)
[4] Jorge Baltazaar (Mex) |
Fabian Kalaitzis (Gre)
11/5, 11/9, 11/4 (34m)
[7] Bradley Hindle (Aus) |
Bradley Hindle
11/2, 11/7 rtd (16m)
Eric Galvez |
Laurent Elriani (Fra)
11/5, 11/1, 11/8 (30m)
[2] Eric Galvez (Mex) |
Rodriguez Beats Local Hero Galvez For
Mexico
Title
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
defeated local hero Eric Galvez in the final of the Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City Squash Open at Squash Cuauhtémoc in
Mexico City
to round off a sensational year in which he has won three PSA Tour
titles and become the highest-ranked Colombian of all-time.
The 21-year-old top seed from Bogotá overcame fierce resistance from
Brazilian Rafael F Alarcon, the third seed, in the semi-finals of
the $20,000 PSA Tour event in
Mexico before taking his anticipated place in his sixth Tour final of
2007.
Galvez, the second seed from
Puebla, battled for 57 minutes before prevailing against Jorge Isaac
Baltazar Ferreira in an all-Mexican semi-final.
Much
to the crowd's delight, the final proved to be the longest match of the
event - with South American champion Rodriguez, ranked 36 in the world,
ultimately coming through 11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6 in 82 minutes.
The win marks Miguel Angel Rodriguez's first title triumph in
Mexico, but the sixth PSA Tour title success of his career. |
