Gawad Survives Second Scare In Dubai by Nathan Clarke November 25, 2014
- After narrowly avoiding crashing out of the competition at the first
hurdle against Pakistan's Farhan Zaman, top seed Karim Abdel Gawad was
once again forced to complete an impressive comeback in his second
round encounter at the Dubai Squash Cup to keep his hopes of tournament
glory alive.
The young Egyptian found himself down two-games to nil to Kuwait's
Ammar Altamini before eventually finding his form to rally and take the
last three games and complete a remarkable 62-minute turnaround victory
and secure his place in the quarter-finals, where he will face a tough
encounter against compatriot Zahed Mohamed.
Mohamed booked his place in the last eight with a straightforward win
over Pakitsan's Adil Maqbool, spending just 25-minutes on court, while
Pakistani duo Nasir Iqbal and Aamir Atlas Khan continued their runs
with victories over Ahmed Effat Ashoush and Tayyab Aslam, respectively.
Number two seed Chris Simpson ensured his place win the quarters with
an easy win over Hossam Nasser, with the Egyptian having to retire
during the third game, and Simpson will now face experienced New
Zealander Paul Coll after he came from two-games down to see off the
challenge of Farhan Mehboob in 65-minutes.
