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13-Jun, Final:
[Q] Borja Golan (Esp) bt
[1] Stéphane Galifi (Ita)
11/7, 11/3, 8/11, 11/1 (50m)
Borja's Back
In only his second PSA World Tour squash event after major knee
surgery, top-ranked Spaniard Borja Golan admitted that he is almost
back to 100% after clinching the La Ciotat International Open title
in France as a qualifier.
The former world No10, now languishing at 95 after his eight-month
layoff, beat top-seeded Frenchman Stephane Galifi in the 50-minute
climax of the inaugural event at La Ciotat Squash Club.
The triumph marks Golan's 20th title on the PSA Tour - and was
revenge for his defeat by Italian Galifi, the world No52 from
Aix-en-Provence, who stopped the Spaniard in last month's
quarter-finals of the Internationaux de France in Bordeaux.
"La Ciotat was a nice tournament to make my comeback - the
organisation was very good and they took a lot of care of the
players," said Golan as he left La Ciotat for Toulouse, where he
begins his third qualifying campaign in a row - this time to make it
into the main draw of the Movida
International.
"I started the tournament at 70% and finished close to 100% of my
level - so I'm really happy for that," added the 27-year-old from
Santiago DC.
"Tomorrow I will start playing in Toulouse - so I have to forget the
win of today and focus on qualifying for the Toulouse Open.
"And then I rest for two weeks and train hard to be ready for the
tournaments in September. The Irish Open will be a good tournament
to start with!"
When Golan celebrated his career-high world No10 ranking last
September, he became the highest-ranked Spaniard of all-time -
moving ahead of nineties star Austin Adarraga.
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 La
Ciotat International 2010
09-13 Jun, France, $10k |
Round One
10 Jun 13.00 - 20.00 |
Quarters
11 Jun |
Semis
12 Jun |
Final
13 Jun |
[1] Stéphane Galifi (Ita)
11/5, 4/11, 11/7, 11/4
[Q] Joan Lezaud (Fra) |
[1] Stéphane Galifi
5/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/7 (45m)
[8] Henrik Mustonen |
[1] Stéphane Galifi
14/12, 11/4, 11/4 (40m)
[4] Yann Perrin |
[1] Stéphane Galifi
11/7, 11/3, 8/11, 11/1 (50m)
[Q] Borja Golan |
[8] Henrik Mustonen (Fin)
11/9, 11/6, 11/7 (29m)
Antoine Camille-Petrucci (Fra) |
[4] Yann Perrin (Fra)
11/6, 10/12, 11/9, 11/4 (51m)
Ben Ford (Eng) |
[4] Yann Perrin
3/11, 11/5, 13/11, 3/11, 11/3 (59m)
[5] Max Lee |
[5] Max Lee (Hkg)
12/10, 11/8, 13/11 (49m)
Amr Khaled Khalifa (Egy) |
[Q] Fabien Verseille (Fra)
4/11, 11/4, 8/11, 11/6, 11/4 (59m)
[7] Grégoire Marche (Fra) |
[Q] Fabien Verseille
11/6, 11/3, 11/2 (31m)
[Q] Borja Golan |
[Q] Borja Golan
11/9, 12/10, 11/5 (44m)
[2] Alan Clyne |
[Q] Borja Golan (Esp)
5/11, 11/4, 10/12, 11/4, 11/1 (67m)
[3] Steve Finitsis (Aus) |
[Q] Wael Farag (Egy)
11/7, 7/11, 7/11, 11/4, 11/8 (60m)
[5] Ivan Yuen (Mas) |
[5] Ivan Yuen
11/6, 2/11, 11/7, 11/7 (45m)
[2] Alan Clyne |
Piedro Schweertman (Ned)
11/8, 11/7, 11/3 (25m)
[2] Alan Clyne (Sco) |
09 Jun, Qualifying Finals:
Wael Farag (Egy) bt Karim AGA Samy (Egy)
12/10, 11/7, 4/11, 11/3 (36m)
Fabien Verseille (Fra) bt Anson Kwong (Hkg)
11/7, 11/6, 9/11, 11/9 (41m)
Joan Lezaud (Fra) bt Lucas Serme (Fra)
14/12, 11/4, 7/11, 11/9 (70m)
Borja Golan (Esp) bt Alejandro Garbi (Esp)
11/5, 11/6, 9/11, 11/5 (54m)
08 Jun, Qualifying Round One:
Karim AGA Samy bye
Wael Farag (Egy) bt Alexei Severinov (Rus) 11/6, 11/2, 11/2 (14m)
Anson Kwong (Hkg) bt Andrea Torricini (Ita) 11/9, 11/7, 1/11, 5/11, 14/12 (62m)
Fabien Verseille (Fra) bt Rene Mijs (Ned) 11/6, 11/8, 11/7 (34m)
Joan Lezaud (Fra) bt Ben Coleman (Eng)
11/8, 8/11, 8/11, 11/5, 11/4 (81m)
Lucas Serme (Fra)
bt
Johan Bouquet (Fra) 11/3, 5/11, 11/3, 11/3 (43m)
Alejandro Garbi (Esp) bt Florent Pontiere (Fra) 13/11, 11/7, 11/5 (35m)
Borja Golan (Esp) bye
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11-Jun, Quarters:
Golan Marches Into La Ciotat Semis
Borja Golan maintained his confident run in the La Ciotat
International Open by beating fellow qualifier Fabien Verseille in
straight games to reach the semi-finals.
The top-ranked Spaniard is making his comeback after major knee
surgery - since when he has seen his world ranking slump to 95 just
seven months after holding the No10 slot.
But the 27-year-old from Santiago DC showed signs of his former form
as he despatched Frenchman Verseille 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 in 31 minutes
in the only straight games win of the day.
Golan will have a tougher battle ahead of him as he takes on second
seed Alan Clyne for a place in the final.
Fresh from his title triumph in last week's Kent Open in England,
Scot Clyne overcame sixth-seeded Malaysian Ivan Yuen 11-6, 2-11,
11-7, 11-7 to set up a first-time Tour clash with the highest-ranked
Spaniard of all-time.
Yann Perrin single-handedly carries domestic interest through
to the semi-finals of this inaugural Tour event in La Ciotat after
surviving a hard-fought five-game clash with Hong Kong's Max Lee.
The fourth seed from Aix-en-Provence beat fifth seed Lee 3-11, 11-5,
13-11, 3-11, 11-3 in one minute just short of an hour.
It will be an all-Aix battle in the semi-finals as Perrin takes on
Stephane Galifi, the top seed who is based in the French city
but now plays under the Italian flag.
Galifi recovered from a game down to beat Finland's No8 seed Henrik
Mustonen 5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7.
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10-Jun, Round One:
Golan & Verseille
qualify for quarters
While six of the eight seeds made it safely through to the
quarter-finals, qualifiers Borja Golan and Fabien
Verseille both came through five game marathons and will meet
for a place in the last four.
Golan, in his second PSA event after an extended injury layoff,
twice came from behind to beat Dutch-based Australian Steve Finitsis
while Verseille did the same against fellow-Frenchman Grégoire
Marche.
Meanwhile Verseille's half-brother Stephane Galifi secured his
anticipated place in the quarter-finals after a 3/1 win over French
qualifier Joan Lezaud.
Based in Aix-en-Provence but now playing under the Italian flag, top
seed Galifi will now take on eighth seed Henrik Mustonen after the
Finn ousted unseeded Frenchman Antoine-Camille Petrucci.
Alan Clyne, the second-seeded Scot who is expected to meet Galifi in
Sunday's final, repeated his win in last week's Kent Open over
Piedro Schweertman in the first round. But this time the 23-year-old
from Edinburgh despatched the Dutchman in straight games to set up
the only quarter-final not to include French interest.
Clyne will meet Malaysian Ivan Yuen, the sixth seed who beat
Egyptian Wael Farag in 60 minutes.
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09-Jun, Qualifying Finals:
Local Derbies abound in La Ciotat
Qualifying finals for the La Ciotat International in the South of
France saw two Frenchmen win through to the main draw.
 Fabien
Verseille created a minor upset in beating Hong Kong's Anson
Kwong, while Joan Lezaud held off the challenge of Lucas
Serme in an all-French affair.
In fact three of the four matches were 'local derbies', with Wael
Farag ousting top-seeded fellow Egyptian Karim AGA Samy, and
Borja Golan continuing his comeback after an extended injury
break. The former world #10, now languishing down at #95, overcame
Alejandro Garbi to claim a slot in the main draw against Steve
Finitsis.
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