Squash: World champion Matthew made to fight
Matthew was made to fight for survival before coming through 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 against Alexander.
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World champion Nick Matthew admitted he was in trouble against Australia’s Zac Alexander who might have been using ‘reverse psychology’, before carrying his bid to achieve a title hat-trick into the last-16 on Monday. Matthew was made to fight for survival before coming through 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 against Alexander who packed his bags for the airport and brought them in the car they shared en route the arena. “For the first game and a half I wasn’t anywhere,” said Matthew. “I don’t know if packing his bags was reverse psychology, but he played really well and I had to get my act together.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2012.
World champion Nick Matthew admitted he was in trouble against Australia’s Zac Alexander who might have been using ‘reverse psychology’, before carrying his bid to achieve a title hat-trick into the last-16 on Monday. Matthew was made to fight for survival before coming through 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 against Alexander who packed his bags for the airport and brought them in the car they shared en route the arena. “For the first game and a half I wasn’t anywhere,” said Matthew. “I don’t know if packing his bags was reverse psychology, but he played really well and I had to get my act together.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2012.