RESULTS:
PSA Challenger 5Colony Ford Lincoln National Squash
Academy Open,
Toronto, Canada
Zac
Takes Toronto Title
#PSAWorldTour
Australian Zac Alexander,
out of action for six months following hip surgery, marked his return to
top flight squash in emphatic style in Canada when he won the
Colony Ford Lincoln National Squash
Academy Open,
the PSA Challenger 5
event in its fourth year at the National Squash Academy
in Toronto.
Seeded two, the US-based 25-year-old from Brisbane had to see off a trio
of Canadians to claim his place in the final – at the final hurdle taken
the full distance by Toronto-based Michael McCue
before beating the No.4 seed 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10 in 67
minutes.
Alexander’s final opponent Shahjahan Khan
was also taken to five games in the other semi – where the Pakistani
denied Dane Sharp
a fourth successive title when he upset the top-seeded Canadian 11-7,
9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4 in 65 minutes.
The shock win took Quetta-born 19-year-old Khan into his maiden Tour
final – while the experienced Australian was celebrating the 21st of his
career.
It took 36 minutes for Alexander (pictured below with Khan) to
secure the 14th PSA World Tour
title triumph of his career – and his third of the year – when he
despatched third seed Khan 11-2, 11-3, 11-6.
