Defending Champion Camille Serme Relishing Allam British Open Return by Nathan Clarke photo squashpics.com
January 28, 2016
- One year after the most famous victory of her career Camille Serme,
the World No.4, says she is relishing the prospect of returning to Hull
to defend her Allam British Open crown when the prestigious ‘Wimbledon
of Squash’ gets underway on March 21 at the Airco Arena, Hull.
Serme
defeated home favourite and current World No.1 Laura Massaro 3-1 to
secure the title in 2015, which has been contested since 1922, and
become the first ever Frenchwoman to lift the historic trophy in a
victory that saw her become headline news all across France in what she
says was an amazing period of her career.
“Winning the British Open in 2015 was an incredible moment for me,” said Serme.
“It
was my first ever PSA World Series win and for that to come at the
British Open, considering how prestigious and historic the tournament
is, was amazing.
“The British Open is the longest
running tournament and the history makes it the most prestigious
tournament there is - it’s a really special event for all the players
and it is one that we all want to win and I’m looking forward to
returning this year.”
With Massaro currently in the
form of her life, five-time winner Nicol David returning to her best
form and former World No.1 Raneem El Welily aiming to regain her peak
form the Women’s Tour is in the most competitive and unpredictable era
in its history, which will see Serme go into the 2016 staging of the
event as an underdog to retain her title.
But the 26-year-old from Créteil is happy to fly under the radar as she says the pressure is not on her.
“The reaction to my win in France was great both for me and for squash,” she said.
“I
had loads of messages on my phone, on Facebook and Twitter and there
was a lot of media coverage after the tournament which was great and I
had a good team around me to help me with all of that.
“Being
the defending champion will be a new experience for me and I am excited
about that, but I am not putting any pressure on myself. I will
approach it as I will with any other tournament and take each match as
it comes and hopefully it will all go well.”
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