El Torky Takes Montreal Prize by Howard Harding March 3, 2014 -
After two years in Canadian hands, the 2014 Women's Montreal Open title
went overseas when top-seeded Egyptian Heba El Torky beat New Zealander
Amanda Landers-Murphy in the final of the WSA World Tour 5 squash event
at Club Sportif MAA in Montreal.
And it took the
23-year-old from Alexandria just eight minutes to claim the seventh WSA
World Tour title of her career when Landers Murphy, the second seed
from Rotorua, withdrew injured after just one game.
El Torky reached the
final dropping only one game along the way while her opponent had to
battle twice from two games down to beat third-seeded compatriot Megan
Craig to make the final.
"At 7-1, it becomes
very noticeable that Landers-Murphy was struggling to move and even
limping slightly between the rallies," reported event spokesman Radu
Neascu.
El Torky won the game 11-1 and Landers-Murphy took an injury time-out before starting the second game.
"Upon closer
investigation, and with a very heavy heart, she conceded the match,"
added Neascu. "A rather anticlimactic ending to a highly anticipated
match, however we wish her a very speedy recovery and much success on
the WSA tour."
