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Clarke Clinches New
Costa Rica Open Crown
Canadian Robin Clarke made his mark in squash history by becoming
the first player to win a Tour event in Costa Rica when he beat
Frenchman Fabien Verseille in the final of the 'Tour De Las
Americas' Costa Rica Open at the Costa Rica Tennis Club in the
Central America country's capital San Jose.
Top seed Clarke, the 24-year-old world No80 from Ottawa, reached the
final without dropping a game.
His sixth-seeded opponent made his breakthrough in the
quarter-finals where he defeated Mexico's No2 seed Jorge Isaac
Baltazar Ferreira 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12 in a 90-minute
marathon.
The 24-year-old from Aix-en-Provence then upset fourth-seeded
Englishman Tom Pashley to make the fourth Tour final of his career
against expectations.
A record crowd for a squash match in Costa Rica witnessed the final
- and were delighted with the first game which went to a tie-break
before the Canadian moved ahead.
An accidental collision in the second game led to Verseille
receiving a cut lip - which caused the match to be halted for 30
minutes while the tournament doctor stemmed the bleeding.
It was Clarke's concentration which suffered most, however, as the
Frenchman returned to take the game for the loss of just three
points.
Clarke regained control to take the third - but Verseille built up a
9-5 lead in the fourth as the crowd anticipated a fifth game
decider.
But it was not to be as the Canadian struck back to claim the
historic 12-10, 3-11, 11-4, 11-9 win which marks the second PSA Tour
title of his career.
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Thanks to
Robin & Célia for the results |
 Costa
Rica Open 2010
08-12 Sep, San Jose, $6k |
Round One
09 Sep |
Quarters
10 Sep |
Semis
11 Sep |
Final
12 Sep |
[1] Robin Clarke (Can)
11-9, 11-3, 11-4
Andres Echeverria (Crc) |
[1] Robin Clarke
11-6, 11-7, 11-6
[8] Juan Pablo Roude |
[1] Robin Clarke
11-9, 11-4, 11-5
[3] Gonzalo Miranda |
[1] Robin Clarke
12-10, 3-11, 11-4, 11-9
[6] Fabien Verseille |
[8] Juan Pablo Roude (Arg)
6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-3
Salvador Martinez (Mex) |
[3] Gonzalo Miranda (Arg)
11-5, 12-10, 11-8
Lucas Restrepo (Crc) |
[3] Gonzalo Miranda
7-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8
[Q] Jonathan Ramos |
[7] Lekgotla Mosope (Bot)
11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-7
[Q] Jonathan Ramos (Mex) |
[Q] Byron Garcia (Esa)
12-10, 12-10, 11-3
[5] Manoel Pereira (Brs) |
[5] Manoel Pereira
11-9, 11-5, 11-7
[4] Tom Pashley |
[4] Tom Pashley
11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4
[6] Fabien Verseille |
Sergio Lopez (Mex)
11-5, 11-0, 11-8
[4] Tom Pashley (Eng) |
[Q] Jamie MacAulay (Sco)
11-4, 8-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8
[6] Fabien Verseille (Fra) |
[6] Fabien Verseille
11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12
[2] Jorge Ferreira |
[Q] Bryan Bonilla (Gua)
11-8, 11-8, 11-8
[2] Jorge Ferreira (Mex) |
Qualifying finals:
Jonathan Ramos (Mex) bt Lucas Restrepo (Crc)
11-3, 11-2, 11-3
Byron Garcia (Esa) bt Gabriel Bravo (Crc)
11-5, 11-7, 11-0
Bryan Bonilla (Gua) bt Carlos Schonenberg (Crc) 11-5, 11-9,
7-11, 5-11, 11-7
Jamie MacAulay (Sco) bt Tomas Restrepo (Crc)
11-3, 11-2, 11-5
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