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Nicol mudah mara ke separuh akhir


Nicol Ann David mudah mengalahkan Kasey Brown (kanan) pada saingan suku akhir Terbuka Malaysia CIMB di The Curve Damansara, malam tadi. - UTUSAN/Asmaruddin Jamaluddin


PETALING JAYA - Pemain skuasy No. 1 wanita dunia, Datuk Nicol Ann David tidak berdepan masalah mara ke separuh akhir perseorangan wanita skuasy Terbuka Malaysia selepas menang mudah dalam suku akhir, semalam.

Pada perlawanan yang berlangsung di sebuah pusat beli belah di Kota Damansara itu, Nicol yang juga pilihan pertama kejohanan mudah menewaskan pemain Australia, Kasey Brown 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 dalam masa 32 minit.

Kejayaan pemain kelahiran Pulau Pinang itu turut disaksikan Timbalan Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Razali Ibrahim.

Di separuh akhir yang bakal berlangsung di tempat sama pada pukul 7.30 malam hari ini, Nicol akan menentang pemain No. 3 dunia kelahiran Australia, Natalie Grinham yang mewakili Belanda.

Natalie mara selepas diheret bermain selama 53 minit sebelum menang ke atas pemain Ireland, Madeline Perry 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3.

Satu lagi separuh akhir menyaksikan pertemuan antara kakak Natalie yang mewakili Australia, Rachael menentang pemain England, Alison Water.

Sementara itu dalam perseorangan lelaki, hasrat untuk menyaksikan Ong Beng Hee mengikut jejak Nicol tidak kesampaian apabila tewas kepada pemain pilihan ketiga dari Mesir, Wael El Hindi di suku akhir semalam.

Bagaimanapun Wael tidak diberi laluan mudah apabila Beng Hee mengheretnya hingga lima set sebelum menang 1109, 12-14, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9 dalam masa 108 minit.

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