Perry and Pomportes To Contest Ile Rousse Final
by Fram Gommendy
June 21, 2012 - It will be an Anglo-French final of the WSA $5k Ile Rousse International on the French island of Corsica after tonight’s semi-finals at at Squash Loisirs.
English second seed Sarah-Jane Perry proved too strong for Maud Duplomb, although the French third seed ran as willingly as ever before losing 11/3, 11/3, 11/6.
“Ruthless or rubbish, nothing in between,” said Perry, pleased once more with her petformance. “Maud never gives up, I just had to keep putting the ball away from her.”
“It was a bit too fast for me today,” admitted Duplomb, “I was constantly late on the ball. I would have loved to slow her down, but that’s not my game. Oh well, beach for me now,” she concluded.
Perry faces another Frenchwoman in the final after sixth seed Laura Pomportes ended the run of Egyptian qualifier Nadeen Shahin 11/9, 11/5, 11/8 to reach her first-ever WSA final.
“The first game was pretty close and I didn’t attack vey much,” admitted Pomportes, “but once I relaxed I was more incisive and able to hurt her at the front. I was really glad to win 3/0 as I saw that she won an eartlier round from 2/0 down.
“For the final, Sarah-Jane is playing well, but I have nothing to lose, I’ll try my best to keep the title in France!”
Semi-Finals:
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry bt [3] Maud Duplomb (Fra) 11/3, 11/3, 11/6 (24m)
[6] Laura Pomportes (Fra) bt [Q] Nadeen Shahin (Egy) 11/9, 11/5, 11/8 (31m)
The final is at 18.00 on Friday with full coverage and live streaming on SiteSquash.com
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