Sun 18th, Day FIVE:
Men’s Round Two, Top:
[6] Borja
Golan (Esp) w/o Chris Simpson
Simpson w/d illness
[1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) 3-1 Nicolas Mueller (Sui)
11/3, 5/11, 15/13, 11/6 (62m)
[7] Tarek Momen (Egy) 3-1 Saurav Ghosal (Ind)
11/4, 11/8, 6/11, 12/10 (54m)
[4] Amr Shabana (Egy) 3-1 Cameron Pilley (Aus)
11/8, 11/6, 5/11, 11/9 (60m)
Women’s Qualifying Finals : WSA
roundup
Victoria Lust (Eng) 3-0 Mariam Metwally (Egy)
11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (43m)
Kanzy El Defrawy (Egy) 3-1
Heba El Torky (Egy)
6-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 (63m)
Salma Hany Ibrahim (Egy) bt Emma Beddoes (Eng)
w/o
Samantha Teran (Mex) 3-1
Jenny Duncalf (Eng)
11-9, 8-11, 13-11, 11-8 (56m)
PSA Roundup:
Egyptian Trio advance in Grand Central
The quarter-finals of the 2015 J.P.
Morgan Tournament of Champions will be full of Egyptian flavour
after Mohamed Elshorbagy, Amr Shabana and Tarek
Momen, the World No.1, No.3 and No.7 respectively, came through
their second round encounters in New York's Grand Central Terminal
today.
 World
No.1 Elshorbagy, the 24-year-old Egyptian based out of Bristol,
England, became the first man through to the last eight after edging
his way through a challenging encounter with Swiss national champion
Nicolas Mueller.
In a thrilling 62-minute encounter Elshorbagy had to be at the very
top of his game to overcome an inspired Mueller, who produced one of
his best ever performances on the PSA World Tour in the 11-3, 5-11,
15-13, 11-6 defeat.
 With
the scores tied at one-game-all a crucial tie-break in the third
game ultimately determined the outcome as both men refused to give
an inch in what was a brutal display of world class athleticism and
shot-making. Despite having several game-ball opportunities, Mueller
couldn't convert to establish a lead in the match and Elshorbagy
made the most of the reprieve to storm home.
 "In
that third game I told myself not to give up because I knew whoever
won that game would break the other player," said Elshorbagy.
"When I got the game ball opportunity I didn't want to let it go. I
wanted to make sure that I didn't waste it because Nicolas played a
great match and it was a very tough battle against him."
 Defending
champion Shabana, who became the oldest ever winner of a PSA World
Series event when he won here aged 34 in 2014, kept alive his hopes
of retaining the title with a 3-1 win over Australian Cameron Pilley
Momen got the better of Indian Saurav Ghosal, winning 3-1 in a mixed
performance.
 Momen
was in masterful form as he stormed out of the blocks and found
himself one-game up after just six minutes of action, extending his
lead to 2-0 with little opposition, but a series of errors allowed
Ghosal back into the match before he regained his composure to move
into the last eight.
"I tried to stick to a more conservative game plan against Saurav
than I normally would do," said Momen.
"He's such a fast player and we have very similar styles so mentally
he is a tough opponent for me and he made it very hard for me today
so I'm just really pleased that I managed to stick to my plan and
get through."
as-it-happened quick reports
WSA Roundup
Lust & Ibrahim to make ToC
debuts
England's Victoria Lust and Egyptian Salma Hany Ibrahim will make
their debuts on the all-glass court at Grand Central Terminal in New
York after contrasting qualifying successes.
 Lust, the world No.32 from Luton who is now based in Canada,
despatched Egyptian teenager Mariam Metwally 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 - and
will now face another Egyptian, eighth seed Nour El Tayeb, in the
first round.
 It was an easier ride for Ibrahim, who became the youngest player in
the main draw without striking a ball after her higher-ranked
English opponent Emma Beddoes withdrew following illness.
The 18-year-old world No.25 from Alexandria will meet No.2 seed
Laura Massaro, the world No.3 who was runner-up in the 2014
championship.
Kanzy El-Defrawy provided further Egyptian success in the qualifying
finals after upsetting compatriot Heba El Torky, the world No.25
from Alexandria, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 in 63 minutes.
El-Defrawy, the world No.66 and now the lowest-ranked player in the
main draw, will line up against Camille Serme, the sixth seed from
France.
In a battle between two WSA stalwarts, Samantha Teran ensured
Mexican interest in the main draw for the first time for three years
after upsetting England's former world No.2 Jenny Duncalf 11-9,
8-11, 13-11, 11-8 in 56 minutes.
Teran, the reigning Pan American champion, ranked 33 in the world,
will take on England's No.5 seed Alison Waters for a place in the
quarter-finals.
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