Squash: Former champ Ashour survives scare
The brilliantly in-form Egyptian endured a bout of the jitters during the contentious four-game .
DOHA:
Former champion Ramy Ashour fled from the arena and hid himself away after suffering a third round 11-13, 12-10, 11-2, 14-12 scare in his bid to regain the world title in Doha. The brilliantly in-form Egyptian endured a bout of the jitters during the contentious four-game encounter with compatriot Omar Mosaad, which for 40 minutes looked as if it was yo-yoing towards a major upset. Only after Ashour had saved game points in the second game and fourth games – preventing him from going two games down and then avoiding being taken to a decider – did he escape from trouble. “I have nothing to say,” said Ashour. “It was a good match. He played superb squash. And put a lot of pressure on me, so all credit to him.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 13th, 2012.
Former champion Ramy Ashour fled from the arena and hid himself away after suffering a third round 11-13, 12-10, 11-2, 14-12 scare in his bid to regain the world title in Doha. The brilliantly in-form Egyptian endured a bout of the jitters during the contentious four-game encounter with compatriot Omar Mosaad, which for 40 minutes looked as if it was yo-yoing towards a major upset. Only after Ashour had saved game points in the second game and fourth games – preventing him from going two games down and then avoiding being taken to a decider – did he escape from trouble. “I have nothing to say,” said Ashour. “It was a good match. He played superb squash. And put a lot of pressure on me, so all credit to him.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 13th, 2012.