Squash: David clinches British Open title

David won 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 against England’s world champion Massaro.

KINGSTON UPON HULL:

Malaysia’s Nicol David gained some compensation for the loss of her world title in her home state of Penang last month by regaining the British Open in Laura Massaro’s home country on Sunday.

David, the world number one, won 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 against England’s world champion Massaro, who beat her in last year’s British Open final, played outdoors at the same venue.

This time the conditions were indoors and warmer, and after a slightly edgy start David began to play more accurately and with more control.

She also once again proved herself the better athlete, providing a foundation for the patience which drew errors from Massaro in a tight fourth game.

“I am so pleased — it means the world to me,” said David.

“It was so close, there wasn’t much in it,” she added after winning her fifth British Open title and first since 2012.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2014.

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