Top-seed James Willstrop withstood a fierce onslaught from former world champion Thierry Lincou before reaching the quarterfinals of the Davenport North American Open squash tournament.
Willstrop dug deep to complete a 16-14, 11-7, 11-6 victory over the former world No. 1. Lincou still is performing at a remarkable physical level at the age of 35.
He now faces another squash legend, Amr Shabana, in tonight's quarterfinals at Westwood Club. Shabana advanced with an 11-8, 11-5, 4-11, 11-6 victory over Adrian Grant.
World champion Nick Matthew struggled against Olli Tuominen before winning 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-2 in 55 minutes.
Simon Rosner overcame 11-6, 11-6, 11-6. Gregory Gaultier earned his quarterfinal berth with a 29-minute conquest of Shahier Razik. Ramy Ashour dismissed Cameron Pilley in just 28 minutes. Also advancing was Karim Darwish, who beat qualifier Zac Alexander 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 in 30 minutes.
Azlan Iskandar conceded his match against Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad because of a thigh injury.
NORTH AMERICAN OPEN
(At Westwood Club)
Second round: Karim Abdel Gawad d. Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-8, 11-4, ret.; Gregory Gaultier d. Shahier Razik 11-1, 11-4, 11-4; Ramy Ashour d. Cameron Pilley 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Karim Darwish d. Zac Alexander 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; James Willstrop d. Thierry Lincou 16-14, 11-7, 11-6; Amr Shabana d. Adrian Grant 11-8, 11-5, 4-11, 11-6; Simon Rosner d. Alister Walker 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Nick Matthew d. Ollie Tuominen 11-9,
Today's matches: Karim Abdel Gawad vs. Gregory Gaultier 5 p.m.; Ramy Ashour vs. Karim Darwish 6 p.m.; James Wilstrop vs. Amr Shabana 7 p.m.; Nick Matthew vs. Simon Rosner 8 p.m.
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