WORLD SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS: Charter Consulting Windy City Squash Open, Chicago, USA
Quarter-finals:
[1] Paul Price (AUS) bt [Q] Mark Heather (ENG) 15-7, 15-17, 15-9, 15-8
[3] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [7] Tim Garner (ENG) 15-12, 15-8, 15-7
[4] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [8] Liam Kenny (IRL) 15-12, 15-8, 15-7
[5] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [2] Nick Matthew (ENG) 8-15, 15-3, 17-15, 13-15, 15-13
English Interest Blown Away In Windy City Open
Second seed Nick Matthew was the biggest casualty in the quarter-finals of
the $15,000 Charter Consulting Windy City Squash Open as all the English
interest was blown away in a single session in Chicago, USA.
Only days after reaching a career-high No22 in the Dunlop PSA World Rankings,
Yorkshireman Matthew slumped 8-15 15-3 17-15 13-15 15-13 to fifth-seeded
Canadian Shahier Razik.
Razik, the 25-year-old world No35 from Toronto, now meets fourth-seeded
Frenchman Gregory Gaultier, who despatched Ireland's 8th seed Liam Kenny
15-12 15-8 15-7 - and is now one match away from his second successive Windy
City Open final.
Gaultier's compatriot Renan Lavigne, the third seed, also reached the last
four with an identical scoreline - beating England's Tim Garner to earn a
semi-final clash with top seed Paul Price. The Australian needed four games
to overcome qualifier Mark Heather 15-7 15-17 15-9 15-8.