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25th
Anniversary Squash Club Santiago 2007
Santiago, Spain, 12 - 17 Nov, $31k+$7k |
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17-Nov, Finals:
[2] Camille Serme (Fra) bt [1] Aisling Blake (Irl)
9/2, 2/0 rtd injured
[5] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) bt [Q] Julien Balbo (Fra)
11/7, 6/11, 11/6, 11/4 (54m) |
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Bianchetti & Serme Celebrate Santiago
Success
 Italian
Davide Bianchetti and France's Camille Serme
celebrated title successes in the 25th Anniversary Squash
Club Santiago Open in Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Fifth seed Bianchetti battled to a 54-minute
victory over French qualifier Julien Balbo
in the climax of the $30,000
men's event.
The triumph marks the
30-year-old from Brescia's seventh PSA Tour title, but his first
for more than a year.
By
contrast, Serme scored her maiden WISPA
title in disappointing circumstances. The
second seed from Creteil took the first game against Aisling Blake
and was only two points into the second game when the
Irish favourite was forced to concede the match through injury.
It
was the 18-year-old European Junior Champion's ninth WISPA
tournament appearance,
her third final but a first
title success.
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16-Nov,
Semi-Finals:
[1] Aisling Blake (Irl) bt [Q] Faustine Gilles (Fra)
9/4, 9/3, 9/2 (21m)
[2] Camille Serme (Fra) bt Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
9/2, 9/5, 9/7 (31m)
[5] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) bt [2] Alex Gough (Wal)
4/11, 11/7, 10/12, 11/5, 11/4 (102m)
[Q] Julien Balbo (Fra) bt [3] Renan Lavigne (Fra)
4/11, 7/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/8 (55m) |
 "What
to say after leading 11/4, 11/7 and 10/4?
"Not too many things, apart that I'm going to have trouble
sleeping, and go 1,000 times in my head through those missed match
balls in a row.
"I would like to retain from this match those two games and 99% of
the third when I was in total control of the match, but it's now
impossible to keep anything positive right after the event.
"Julien found that the ball became dead all of a sudden, and that
played a role in the turn of the match. I didn't find that the
bounce had changed in any way.
"It was more that I lost my way
after my first match balls lost (or saved, depending which side
you're on, obviously), and that I allowed him to come right back
into the match, and I can only congratulate him to have hung in
there when he was in a very perilous situation.
"It's not every day that one wins a match from 2/0 and 10/4 down!
"And now I think about it, with all the matches I've played in my
career, I've never lost a match from that position, and after
having six match balls.
"Well done to him."
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16-Nov, Semi-finals:
Seeds scattered in men's semis
It was a good day for the French in Santiago as Camille Serme
and Julien Balbo reached the finals.
While Serme, the European Junior Champion, was fulfilling her
seeding, qualifier Balbo came from two games down and had to save
six consecutive match-balls from 10/4 down in the third before
finally overcoming compatriot Renan Lavigne, the third seed.
Balbo, in his fifth PSA final, will face Davide Bianchetti,
after the Italian produced a second successive seeding upset in a
marathon 102-minute win over second seed Alex Gough. It will be
Bianchetti's 15th appearance in a final.
By contrast the women's final will see the top two seeds compete
for the title, Serme facing Ireland's Aisling Blake, who
ended the run from qualifying of Faustine Gilles in straight
games.Hi
Fram,
 I
just won my match against young Nour, the Egyptian player, I'm so
happy!
I knew that if I wanted to survive that one, I had to give it my
best from the start.
Contrary to my earlier matches, my length was not good enough, and
I also made too many unforced errors that gave her the chance to
score too many times.
So, tomorrow, I need to construct my game again, as that court is
extremely rewarding.
Faustine played a good match today too, and she should be proud of
her tournament, congratulations to her!
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Bianchetti in
marathon win over Gough |
25th
Anniversary Squash Club Santiago 2007
Santiago, Spain, 12 - 17 Nov, $31k |
Round One
14
Nov |
Quarters
15 Nov |
Semis
16 Nov |
Final
117 Nov |
[1] Borja Golan (Esp)
11/9, 11/9 rtd inj
[Q] Julien Balbo (Fra) |
Julien Balbo
11/5, 11/13, 9/11, 11/3, 11/8 (70m)
Liam Kenny |
Julien Balbo
4/11, 7/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/8 (55m)
Renan Lavigne |
Julien Balbo
20.00
Davide Bianchetti |
[6] Liam Kenny (Irl)
11/8, 11/1, 11/1 (34m)
Jon Harford (Eng) |
[3] Renan Lavigne (Fra)
11/5, 11/5, 11/9 (55m)
[Q] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) |
Renan Lavigne
13/11, 11/5, 8/11, 11/6 (54m)
Dylan Bennett |
[8] Dylan Bennett (Ned)
11/6, 11/5, 11/9 (25m)
David Vidal (Esp) |
[Q] Shaun Le Roux ((Eng)
11/3, 11/1, 11/1 (26m)
[5] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) |
Davide Bianchetti
11/9, 11/9, 11/5 (55m)
Joey Barrington |
Davide Bianchetti
4/11, 11/7, 10/12, 11/5, 11/4 (102m)
Alex Gough |
Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra)
11/4, 11/4, 11/4 (29m)
[4] Joey Barrington (Eng) |
[Q] Simon Rosner (Ger)
9/11, 11/6, 11/9, 11/6 (50m)
[7] Stacey Ross (Eng) |
Stacey Ross
11/5, 11/6, 11/5 (27m)
Alex Gough |
Chris Ryder (Eng)
11/6, 11/9, 11/7 (45m)
[2] Alex Gough (Wal) |
Qualifying:
13-Nov, Finals:
Simon Rosner (Ger) bt Clinton Leeuw (Rsa)
8/11, 12/10, 10/12, 11/7, 11/4 (65m)
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) bt Ben Ford (Eng) 12/10, 11/9, 7/11, 6/11, 12/10 (70m)
Shaun Le Roux (Eng) bt Patrick Gaessler
11/9, 11/5, 2/11, 11/4 (43m)
Julien Balbo (Fra) bt Yann Perrin (Fra)
17/15, 11/3, 11/6 (32m)
12-Nov, Round One:
Simon
Rosner (Ger)
bye
Clinton Leeuw (Rsa) bt Bruno Vega (Esp)
11/7, 11/3, 11/4 (17m)
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) bt Alejandro Garbi (Esp) 7/11, 11/8, 11/4,
11/3 (42m)
Ben Ford (Eng) bt Amir El Samihy (Egy)
11/6, 11/5, 6/11, 11/6 (27m)
Patrick Gaessler (Ger) bt Carlos Cornes (Esp)
11/2, 11/5, 11/5 (20m)
Shaun Le Roux (Eng) bt Badr Abdel Aziz (Swe) 11/9,
11/9, 11/6 (43m)
Yann Perrin (Fra) bt Stuart Crawford (Sco)
14/12, 7/11, 11/2, 11/0 (47m)
Julien Balbo (Fra) bt Robbie Temple (Eng)
10/12, 11/9, 11/7, 9/11, 13/11 (83m)
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 25th
Anniversary Squash Club Santiago 2007
Santiago, Spain, 12 - 17 Nov, $7k |
Round One
14
Nov |
Quarters
15 Nov |
Semis
16 Nov |
Final
17 Nov |
[1] Aisling Blake (Irl)
9/5, 9/2, 9/0 (16m)
Birgit Coufal (Aut) |
Aisling Blake
9/0, 9/3, 9/0 (23m)
Emma Chorley |
Aisling Blake
9/4, 9/3, 9/2 (21m)
Faustine Gilles |
Aisling Blake
19.00
Camille Serme |
[7] Emma
Chorley (Eng)
9/5, 10/8, 9/6 (34m)
[Q] Fiona Moverley (Eng) |
[3] Dagmar Vermeulen
(Ned)
9/0, 9/3, 9/4 (22m)
Carla Fernandez Vazquez (Esp) |
Dagmar Vermeulen
9/4, 9/7, 9/5 (22m)
Faustine Gilles |
[8] Kerri Shields (Irl)
9/3, 9/7, 9/6 (28m)
[Q] Faustine Gilles (Fra) |
[Q] Lucie Fialova
(Cze)
9/6, 9/4, 9/5 (37m)
[5] Milou Van Der Heijden (Ned) |
Lucie Fialova
5/9, 9/5, 9/3, 9/3 (37m)
Nour El Tayeb |
Nour El Tayeb
9/2, 9/5, 9/7 (31m)
Camille Serme |
Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
9/4, 9/1, 9/0 (21m)
[4] Celia Allamargot (Fra) |
Vicky Hynes (Eng)
9/2, 9/3, 6/9, 10/9 (44m)
[6] Kylie Lindsay (Nzl) |
Kylie Lindsay
9/0, 9/3, 9/4 (14m)
Camille Serme |
Lotte Eriksen (Nor)
9/2, 9/0, 9/0 (14m)
[2] Camille Serme (Fra) |
Qualifying:
13-Nov, Finals:
Lucie Fialova (Cze) bt
Cristina Di Sacco (Ita)
9/1, 9/1, 9/5 (15m)
Faustine Gilles (Fra) bt Katherine Quarterman (Eng)
9/4, 6/9, 9/1, 8/10, 9/4 (40m)
Fiona Moverley (Eng) bt
Xisela Aranda
Nunez (Esp) 9/1, 9/1, 9/7 (23m)
Nour El Tayeb (Egy) bt Coline Aumard (Fra)
9/1, 9/6, 9/1 (24m)
12-Nov, First round:
Lucie Fialova (Cze)
bye
Cristina Di Sacco (Ita) bt Zahira Font (Esp)
9/0, 9/5, 9/1 (20m)
Faustine Gilles (Fra) bt Belen Etchechoury (Arg)
9/2, 9/5, 9/1 (24m)
Katherine Quarterman (Eng) bt Alicia Alvarez (Esp) 9/6,
9/3, 9/3 (23m)
Xisela Aranda
Nunez (Esp) bt Luz Etchechoury (Arg) 9/5, 9/4, 5/9, 5/9, 9/2
(55m)
Fiona Moverley (Eng)
bye
Coline Aumard (Fra) bt Laura Alonso (Esp)
7/9, 10/8, 9/1, 9/4 (53m)
Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
bye
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15-Nov, Quarter-finals:
Qualifiers Surprise In Santiago
Qualifiers continued to excel in the 25th Anniversary Squash
Club Santiago Open in Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
 Julien
Balbo, the French qualifier who
claimed an unexpected place in the quarter-finals after local
hero Borja Golan retired injured during their first round match,
fought back from 1/2 down to beat sixth seed Liam Kenny.
The 28-year-old from Chambery beat the Irishman in 70 minutes
and now faces compatriot Renan Lavigne for a place in the
final. Third seed Lavigne beat Dutchman Dylan Bennett in
four games.
There was a further upset in the men's event when Davide
Bianchetti, the fifth seed, defeated fourth-seeded
Englishman Joey Barrington. The
Italian now meets Welshman Alex Gough, the No2 seed who
despatched fellow Briton Stacey Ross.
Third seed Dagmar Vermeulen was the biggest casualty in
the women's quarter-finals as
French qualifier Faustine Gilles prevailed in the
22-minute clash with the Dutch player - and will now face
Ireland's top seed Aisling Blake in the semi-finals.
Teenager Nour El Tayeb extended her giant-killing run in
the event. The 14-year-old qualifier from Cairo recovered from
a game down to beat Czech qualifier
Lucie Fialova, and
will now line up against France's No2 seed
Camille Serme, the European Junior
Champion.
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14-Nov, Round One:
Silver celebrations subdued
by Golan injury
Hopes that Borja Golan would lead the silver anniversary
celebrations at his home club Squash Club Santiago were dashed
when the Spanish star withdrew injured midway through his first
round match.
The top-seeded world No20 faced French qualifier Julien Balbo in
the opening round. After dropping the first game, Golan slipped
over at 2-1 in the second game and took a 3-minute injury break.
But it was clear that the 24-year-old Spanish number one was
unable to move properly when he returned to the court - and
conceded the match after losing the second game.
After qualifying the previous day, Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet was
also hoping for an unexpected first round win to celebrate his
21st birthday. But third seed Renan Lavigne had other plans - and
dismissed his younger compatriot in 55 minutes to set up a
quarter-final clash with Dutchman Dylan Bennett.
There were numerous upsets in the women's event, led by Egyptian
qualifier Nour El Tayeb who defeated France's No4 seed Celia
Allamargot. The 14-year-old from Cairo now meets fellow qualifier
Lucie Fialova for a place in the semi-finals. The Czech player
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Special in Santiago
It looks as though Club Santiago has
something special lined up to celebrate its 25th anniversary ...
The $30k PSA draw is headed by Spain's own Borja Golan, with
veteran Welshman Alex Gough seeded two.
www.squashsantiago.com |
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"It
was really unfortunate that I got injured in Santiago - the
organiser had put a lot into it in terms of media and things so
felt as bad for him as I did for myself! 
"Frustrating
to say the least as we had some good rallies at the start of the
match and I was looking forward to it. 
