Gaultier Defeats Shabana 3-0 To Claim 2nd NetSuite Open Title in 3 Years by Blake Rhodes September 30, 2014 - SAN FRANCISCO
— Top seed Gregory Gaultier (France) defeated No. 2 seed Amr Shabana
(Egypt) in a dominating 3-0, 32-minute performance (11-3, 11-5, 11-5)
to win his second NetSuite Open Squash Championships title in three
years tonight on the Glass Court on San Francisco’s South Lawn at
Justin Herman Plaza. The Frenchman won his 30th title during his PSA
World Tour career, while appearing in his 60th tour final.
The world’s No. 1
player continued his streak of perfection on the shores of San
Francisco Bay in this year’s tournament, not losing a game over four
matches in this tournament. The 31-year-old reclaimed the title in his
third consecutive trip to the finals in San Francisco, defeating Nick
Matthew in the 2012 championship before falling to Ramy Ashour in a
tough five-game match last year.
“Greg was truly
masterful tonight and throughout the whole tournament,” said John
Nimick, a U.S. Squash Hall of Famer and President of Event Engine,
Inc., the tournament producer. “To thoroughly dominate a player of
Amr’s caliber truly shows why Greg is the world’s top player. We’ll see
if he can keep his form and win his third NetSuite Open title next
year.”
Gaultier now owns a
15-14 advantage in head-to-head matchups with Shabana on the PSA World
Tour, with the world’s current top player claiming five of the last six
meetings. As the winner of the NetSuite Open, he wins $11,300.
Shabana, a four-time
world champion, has lost only two matches in his two appearances at the
NetSuite Open, losing both times to Gaultier (3-0 in the 2012
semifinals). With 33 career PSA World Tour titles, he is currently
third among active players in championships behind Australia’s Mike
Corren (50 titles) and countryman Ramy Ashour (34).
Below is Tuesday’s result:
· No. 1 Gregory Gaultier (France) def. No. 2 Amr Shabana (Egypt) 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-5) 32 min.
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