Knight Back For Revenge In Ottawa by Howard Harding 10 November 2013
- Top seed Martin Knight has reached the final of the GoodLife Open for
the second year in a row - and will hoping to make up for the
disappointment of a runner-up finish last year when he takes on No 2
seed Danish Atlas Khan in the climax of the PSA World Tour Challenger
10 squash event in its ninth year at GoodLife Fitness in the Canadian
capital Ottawa.
The 29-year-old world
No 50 from New Zealand took just 38 minutes to end Canadian interest in
the event by beating third seed Dane Sharp 11-8, 11-4, 11-2.
"The players traded
points in the first game which was close with long rallies," said
tournament promoter Heather Wallace. "Dane lost patience midway through
the second game with three errors in quick succession, which gave
Martin a good lead.
"He capitalised on
this and took the second game. Dane started to tire in the third, with
Martin running out the third game easily."
Teenager Khan, the
world No 73 from Peshawar, denied Eric Galvez a third appearance in the
final since 2006 when he beat the fourth-seeded Mexican 8-11, 11-4,
11-8, 11-2 in 54 minutes.
"The first game was
very chippy," Wallace reported. "But from the second game onwards
Danish picked up the pace, taking the ball much earlier - forcing
Galvez to scramble for the remainder of the match."
Knight and Khan will
be celebrating their first Tour meeting. The Kiwi is marking his fourth
Tour final in the past three months - and the 12th of his career -
while 19-year-old Khan is celebrating his third final appearance since
September and the ninth of his career.
