James Foils Farhan In Atlanta by Howard Harding 25 January 2014
- England's Declan James produced the biggest upset on the second day
of main draw action in the Atlanta Open when he downed No3 seed Farhan
Zaman to reach the semi-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10
squash championship - the US Pro Squash Series event at the Lifetime
Athletic Atlanta in the capital of the US state of Georgia.
The 20-year-old from
Nottingham recovered from a drubbing in the first game to overcome
Pakistan's World No.68 Zaman 2-11, 11-8, 15-13, 12-10.
James, ranked 91 in
the world, now faces top seed Cesar Salazar. In a match described by
tournament director Andre Maur as "the best match of the day", the
Mexican had to fight back from 2/1 down to beat seventh-seeded Dutchman
Sebastiaan Weenink 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10.
Pakistan's No.2 seed
Nasir Iqbal reached the last four after despatching fellow countryman
Aqib Hanif, a qualifier, 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6.
And the 19-year-old
from Bannu will now face a further qualifier when he meets Englishman
Adam Murrills. The 23-year-old from Manchester overcame 'Lucky Loser'
Jean-Pierre Brits, from South Africa, 11-2, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Atlanta Open, Atlanta, USA
1st round: [1] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [LL] Cameron Stafford (CAY) 14-12, 11-9, 11-8 [7] Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) bt [Q] Ollie Holland (ENG) 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 [5] Declan James (ENG) bt Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 12-10 [3] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [WC] Sean Conroy (IRL) 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 [LL] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt [4] Yasir Ali Butt (PAK) 14-12, 11-4, 3-11, 4-11, 11-9 [Q] Adam Murrills (ENG) bt [8] Joe Chapman (IVB) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 [Q] Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt [6] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 10-12, 12-10, 11-2, 11-8 [2] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [Q] Adam Auckland (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
