21/06/2009
MOVIDA INTERNATIONAL
LJ Triumphs In Toulouse
Movida
International 2009
15-20 June, Toulouse, France, $15k |
Round One
17 Jun |
Quarters
18 Jun |
Semis
19 Jun |
Final
20 Jun |
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned)
11/8, 11/4, 11/4
Johan Bouquet (Fra) |
Laurens Jan Anjema
11/2, 11/4, 11/1
Piedro Schweertman |
Laurens Jan Anjema
11/8, 11/5, 11/6 (49m)
Mathieu Castagnet |
Laurens Jan Anjema
11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 (62m)
Simon Rosner |
[5] Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/9, 11/5, 11/13, 11/8
[Q] Piedro Schweertman (Ned) |
[4] Julien Balbo (Fra)
11/3, 11/7, 11/9
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) |
Mathieu Castagnet
11/9, 11/9, 11/3
Stéphane Galifi |
[7] Stéphane Galifi (Fra)
11/4, 8/11, 11/8, 11/3
Bradley Hindle (Aus) |
[Q] Kristian Frost (Den)
6/11, 7/11, 11/2, 11/5, 11/3
[8] Liam Kenny (Irl) |
Kristian Frost
11/6, 11/6, 11/4
Chris Ryder |
Chris Ryder
14/12, 11/7, 11/4 (44m)
Simon Rosner |
[Q] Siddarth Suchde (Ind)
11/4, 11/7, 11/6
[3] Chris Ryder (Eng) |
Yann Perrin (Fra)
11/8, 11/4, 11/6
[6] Simon Rosner (Ger) |
Simon Rosner
9/11, 11/8, 4/11, 11/1, 11/6
Davide Bianchetti |
[Q] Joan Lezaud (Fra)
11/8, 11/8, 11/3
[2] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) |
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LJ Triumphs In Toulouse
Top seed
Laurens Jan Anjema triumphed in the Movida International Toulouse Open
when he beat 'giant-killer' Simon Rosner in the final of the $15,000
PSA World Tour squash event in its second year at Movida Castanet in
Toulouse, France.
The world No18
from the Netherlands, playing his first Tour event since recovering from an
ankle injury in March, reached the final without dropping game.
And his German
opponent Rosner, the sixth seed, had shown the best form of his life after
upsetting two higher-ranked players to book his unexpected appearance in the
final.
The
21-year-old from Paderborn took a game from the favourite - but it was the
experienced Anjema, the four-time Dutch national champion from The Hague
celebrating his 20th PSA Tour final, who had the edge.
In his longest
match of the tournament, Anjema secured an 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 victory in 62
minutes to mark the eighth Tour title of his career, but his first for more than
a year.
Rosner Rallies On In Toulouse
Sixth seed Simon Rosner
claimed his second upset in 24 hours in the Movida International Toulouse
Open when he dismissed Chris Ryder, the third seed, in straight games
to reach the final of the $15,000 PSA World Tour squash event in its
second year at Movida Castanet in Toulouse,
France.
It was after beating
second seed Davide Bianchetti in the quarter-finals that the 21-year-old
German number one faced Englishman Ryder, ranked 36 in the world.
After surviving a close
first game, Rosner went on to beat Ryder 14-12, 11-7, 11-9 in 45 minutes to
reach the fifth Tour final of his career, and his second in two months.
The former European Junior
champion from Paderborn now meets top seed Laurens Jan Anjema, the
26-year-old world No18 from the Netherlands playing his first Tour event since
recovering from an ankle injury in March.
Anjema ended the
impressive run of Mathieu Castagnet, beating the unseeded Frenchman 11-8,
11-5, 11-6 in 58 minutes.
The win takes the
four-time Dutch national champion from The Hague into the 20th PSA Tour final of
his career.
Rosner
Takes Out Bianchetti In Toulouse
Germany's Simon Rosner earned himself a surprise place in the semi-finals
of the Movida International Toulouse Open after twice battling back from
behind to upset second seed Davide Bianchetti in the $15,000 PSA World
Tour squash event in its second year at Movida Castanet in
Toulouse, France.
It
was one of the best wins of his career - and a repeat of his first ever victory
over Bianchetti, the world No29 from Italy, in the Santiago Open in Spain
last November.
Rosner, the sixth seed from Paderborn who is ranked 21 places below his European
Tour rival, maintained his focus to triumph 9-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-1, 11-5 in 82
minutes.
The
21-year-old German number one, a former European Junior champion, will now face
Chris Ryder after the third seed from England ended an impressive run by
Danish qualifier Kristian Frost Olesen. The 21-year-old Dane had reached
the last eight after dismissing Ireland's No8 seed Liam Kenny in the
previous round in his second match in the tournament in which he had recovered
from two games down.
But
28-year-old Ryder was too strong for Olesen, winning 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 in 37
minutes.
There
is another surprise name in the semi-final line-up after unseeded Frenchman
Mathieu Castagnet beat seventh-seeded compatriot Stephane Galifi, the
defending champion, 11-9, 11-9, 11-3. The 52-minute victory was Castagnet's
first Tour win over his fellow countryman - and takes the 22-year-old from Le
Mans through to a clash with top seed Laurens Jan Anjema.
The
Dutch number one also had to overcome a fellow countryman, beating qualifier
Piedro Schweertman - who also hails from The Hague - 11-2, 11-4, 11-1 in 40
minutes.
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