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10-May, Final:
Stephane stuns Bianchetti
in Rome final
Frenchman Stephane Galifi denied
Italian squash star Davide Bianchetti a sixth PSA title on home soil
when he defeated the top seed in straight games in the final.
Fourth seed Galifi made his breakthrough in the semi-finals when he
upset Chris Simpson, the No2 seed from England.
But the 30-year-old world No52 from Aix-en-Provence topped that in
the final by prevailing in 55 minutes over Italian number one
Bianchetti, ranked 23 places higher.
The title triumph marked Galifi's first win of the year - and the
eighth Tour title of his career.
09-May, Semis:
Bianchetti wins longest match
to reach Rome final
Italian squash star Davide Bianchetti survived the longest match of
his career when he beat defending champion Mark Krajcsak in a
138-minute marathon to reach the final of the Roma Est Open.
The 32-year-old top seed from Brescia twice stemmed fight-backs by
Krajcsak to beat the third-seeded Hungarian 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 4-11,
12-10. The match was not only also Krajcsak's longest ever, but the
longest of the year on the PSA Tour.
Bianchetti, ranked 29 in the world, is now celebrating the 21st Tour
final of his career - and his ninth on home soil.
But the top seed will be meeting a surprise opponent in the final
after fourth-seeded Frenchman Stephane Galifi upset England's Chris
Simpson, the second seed, 11-8, 8-11, 11-2, 11-7 in 62 minutes.
Galifi, the 30-year-old world number 52 from Aix-en-Provence, is
marking his first Tour final of the year - but reached five in 2008,
with title successes in four.
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 Roma
Est Open 2009
05-10 May 2009, Rome $10k |
Round One
07 May |
Quarters
08 May |
Semis
09 May |
Final
10 May |
[1] Davide Bianchetti (Ita)
11-3, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)
[Q] Johan Bouquet (Fra) |
[1] Davide Bianchetti
11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 (61m)
[Q] Adrian Waller |
[1] Davide Bianchetti
11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 4-11, 12-10 (138m)
[3] Mark Krajcsak |
[1] Davide Bianchetti
11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (55m)
[4] Stephane Galifi |
[7] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)
11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7 (82m)
[Q] Adrian Waller (Eng) |
[3] Mark Krajcsak (Hun)
7-11, 11-6 rtd (32m)
Joe Lee (Eng) |
[3] Mark Krajcsak
8-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (82m)
[5] Rtiwik Bhattacharya |
[5] Rtiwik Bhattacharya (Ind)
11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 12-10 (75m)
[Q] Kristian Frost (Den) |
[Q] Neil Cordell (Eng)
11-7, 11-6, 12-10 (35m)
[8] Nicolas Mueller (Swi) |
[8] Nicolas Mueller
11-3, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6 (57m)
[4] Stephane Galifi |
[4] Stephane Galifi
11-8, 8-11, 11-2, 11-7 (62m)
[2] Chris Simpson |
Yann Perrin (Fra)
13-11, 11-4, 11-3 (32m)
[4] Stephane Galifi (Fra) |
Ben Ford (Eng)
5-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-0 (41m)
[8] Jesse Engelbrecht (Rsa) |
Ben Ford
11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (37m)
[2] Chris Simpson |
Jose Facchini (Ita)
11-7, 10-12, 12-10, 11-4 (65m)
[2] Chris Simpson (Eng) |
Qualifying finals :
Adrian Waller bt Jens Schoor
3-0 (11-9 / 11-4 / 12-10) 45 min.
Kristian Frost Olesen bt Chris Truswell
3-0 (11-5 / 11-6 / 11-6) 32 min.
Johan Bouquet bt Andrea Torricini
3-2 (9-11 / 9-11 / 11-1 / 12-10 / 13-11) 80 min.
Neil Cordell bt Tom Pashley
3-2 (11-3 / 8-11 / 11-13 / 12-10 / 11-6) 63 min
1st qualifying round :
Jens Schoor (GER)
bye
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Fabien Verseille (FRA)
11-9, 11-4, 11-4 (25m)
Chris Truswell (ENG)
bye
Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Maurizio Costa (ITA)
11-5, 11-1, 11-3 (12m)
Johan Bouquet (FRA) bt Andrea Capella (ITA)
12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 2-11, 11-9 (67m)
Andrea Torricini (ITA) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA)
7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7 (62m)
Neil Cordell (ENG) bt Bart Ravelli (NED)
11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (25m)
Tom Pashley (ENG)
bye
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08-May, Quarters:
Champion Krajcsak survives
Quarter-Final marathon in Rome
Defending champion Mark Krajcsak had to fight back from two games
down to beat fifth seed Ritwik Bhattacharya in the Roma Est Open to
earn his anticipated place in the semi-finals.
The 25-year-old third seed from Hungary was forced to battle for 82
minutes before overcoming Indian Bhattacharya 8-11, 7-11, 11-6,
11-9, 11-4.
Krajcsak will now face top seed Davide Bianchetti, the Italian
number one who was also stretched by English qualifier Adrian Waller
before winning 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 in 61 minutes.
Bianchetti, the 32-year-old world number 29 from Brescia, is one
match away from his ninth PSA Tour final on home soil.
Second seed Chris Simpson came through an all-English clash with Ben
Ford, beating the unseeded 33-year-old from Kent 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.
The 22-year-old from Guernsey will now face Stephane Galifi, the
fourth-seeded Frenchman who defeated No8 seed Nicolas Mueller 11-3,
11-9, 10-12, 11-6.
07-May, First Round:
English players
break through in Rome
Upsets in the first round of the Roma Est Open saw two Englishmen
securing surprise places in the quarter-finals of the $10,000 event
in its second year at the Shopping Centre Roma Est in Rome.
Qualifier Adrian Waller survived an 82-minute marathon to beat
France's No7 seed Mathieu Castagnet 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7.
The 19-year-old from Enfield will now face event favourite Davide
Bianchetti, the top-ranked Italian who despatched French qualifier
Johan Bouquet 11-3, 11-5, 11-6.
Unseeded Ben Ford downed the biggest scalp, recovering from a game
down to beat sixth-seeded South African Jesse Engelbrecht 5-11,
13-11, 11-6, 11-0.
The 33-year-old from Kent progresses to face fellow countryman Chris
Simpson, the No2 seed who battled for 65 minutes to overcome
37-year-old Italian wild card Jose Facchini 11-7, 10-12, 12-10,
11-4.
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