Matthew, Golan, Selby & Dessouki Advance on Day One at Canary Wharf by Nathan Clarke March 23, 2015 -
2014 champion Nick Matthew began the defence of his Canary Wharf
Classic title with a comfortable 3-0 victory over fellow Englishman
Eddie Charlton during the first day of action at London’s East
Wintergarden today (Monday March 23).
The 34-year-old from Sheffield, vying to win the PSA International 50
title for the fifth time in his career, was in sublime form as he
dispatched World No.52 Charlton 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 in just 36-minutes to
send out a message to his main rivals as he seeks to win a third
consecutive PSA World Tour title.
The three-time World Champion has been in emphatic form recently,
winning both the Swedish Open and Windy City Open, and he will now take
on dangerous Egyptian talent Fares Dessouki in the last eight to keep
his hopes of clinching a tour hat-trick alive.
“It was important to get a good start in each game tonight and I was
pleased with how I got going and kept going and I’m really enjoying my
squash at the moment,” said Matthew,
“It was unbelievable to come out and play in front of a packed house on
the first night – the atmosphere here is always great – and I’m looking
forward to hopefully having a few more matches on court here this week.”
Dessouki, competing at the event for the first time in his career,
booked his place to face Matthew with a comprehensive 3-0 win over
Adrian Waller while Daryl Selby and Borja Golan were also victorious on
the first day of action, overcoming Joe Lee and Laurens Jan Anjema,
respectively.
Results – Round One, Top Half:
[6] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Joe Lee (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-7 (77m)
[3] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 3-1: 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7 (64m)
[1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [WC] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (36m)
[8] Fares Dessouki (EGY) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 3-0: 11,3-11-4, 11-5 (34m)
Draw – Round One, Bottom Half:
[7] Max Lee (HKG) v Mazen Hesham (EGY)
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) v [2] Peter Barker (ENG)
[4] Simon Rösner (GER) v Lucas Serme (FRA)
Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) v [5] James Willstrop (ENG)
