RESULTS: Coronation London Open, London, England
1st round:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-2 (35m)
[7] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (35m)
[3] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [Q] Bradley Hindle (MLT) 17-15, 11-7, 11-8 (45m)
[Q] Joe Lee (ENG) bt [8] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 (25m)
[6] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [Q] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 12-10, 11-8, 11-1 (43m)
[4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 (45m)
[5] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Yann Perrin (FRA) 11-8, 11-6, 13-15, 11-2 (73m)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [Q] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) 11-3, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 (55m)
Qualifier Joe Lee ensured domestic interest in the top half of the Coronation London Open draw after despatching eighth seed Davide Bianchetti in the opening round of the $20,000 PSA World Tour squash event in its third year at the Cumberland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club in north London.
The ever-improving 21-year-old London-born Englishman defeated 33-year-old Bianchetti, the world No45 from Italy, 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 in 25 minutes.
Lee, ranked 72 in the world, now faces another Tour veteran Shahier Razik. The 33-year-old third seed from Canada battled for 45 minutes to beat Malta's Bradley Hindle 17-15, 11-7, 11-8.
Home interest is certain to extend through to the semi-finals in the lower half of the draw after English compatriots Joey Barrington and Jonathan Kemp survived lengthy first round matches to set up a quarter-final clash which is a repeat of last year's final.
Second seed Kemp, the defending champion from Halifax, beat Danish qualifier Kristian Frost Olesen 11-3, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 in 55 minutes, while Barrington, the fifth seed from Glastonbury, battled for 73 minutes to overcome Frenchman Yann Perrin 11-8, 11-6, 13-15, 11-2.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) v [7] Arturo Salazar (MEX)
[3] Shahier Razik (CAN) v [Q] Joe Lee (ENG)
[4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) v [6] Chris Ryder (ENG)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) v [5] Joey Barrington (ENG)