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Terbuka Malaysia milik Nicol, Azlan




DATUK Nicol Ann David dan Mohd. Azlan Iskandar muncul juara Kejohanan Skuasy Terbuka Malaysia CIMB yang melabuhkan tirainya di gelanggang kaca di The Curve, Mutiara Damansara semalam.
Nicol mengesahkan gelaran keenamnya selepas menundukkan pemain No. 2 dunia dari England, Jenny Duncalf 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5 dalam masa 72 minit.

Mengulas kejayaannya semalam, Nicol berkata, dia sudah menjangkakan laluan getir yang akan ditempuhi apabila berdepan dengan musuh tradisinya itu.

"Sebenarnya selepas menewaskan Alison (Water) dalam saingan separuh akhir semalam (kelmarin), saya sudah jangka akan melalui perlawanan lima set bersama Duncalf hari ini (semalam).
"Kedua-dua mereka (Duncalf dan Alison) kini merupakan pesaing utama saya kerana mereka semakin hebat dari semasa ke semasa.

"Pada set kelima, saya sedar perlu bangkit dan menamatkan perlawanan dengan cepat kerana saya tidak mampu untuk bermain lebih daripada 11 mata.
"Dalam masa yang sama, saya lihat Jenny kerap melakukan kesilapan," kata Nicol yang berjaya merangkul kejuaraan buat tahun keenam berturut-turut.

Duncalf pula berkata, dia tetap berpuas hati dengan corak permainannya walaupun sekali lagi terpaksa akur dengan kehebatan Nicol.
"Saya tetap gembira kerana sebelum ini (Kejohanan Terbuka Cayman Islands) saya tewas 0-3 kepada Nicol tetapi pada kali ini hanya 2-3.

"Pada set kelima, saya gagal mencapai rentak permainan saya. Bagaimanapun, saya akan terus berusaha dan cuba untuk mendapatkan keputusan yang lebih baik pada masa akan datang," katanya.

Selaku juara, Nicol membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai AS$8,650 manakala Duncalf menerima AS$6,075.
Terdahulu, Azlan kembali merampas kejuaraan Terbuka Malaysia selepas membenam pemain pilihan ketujuh dari Mesir, Tarek Momen 11-5, 11-6, 11-8.

"Tidak dinafikan saya memang terdesak untuk memenangi perlawanan ini dan saya terus melawan dengan penuh emosi. Saya berbangga kerana akhirnya tuah berpihak kepada saya.

"Saya amat gembira dengan kemenangan ini dan selepas ini saya hanya mahu menumpukan sepenuh perhatian untuk menjalani latihan kecergasan sebagai persediaan untuk Sukan Komanwel dan Sukan Asia hujung tahun ini," katanya yang merangkul gelaran ketiga Terbuka Malaysia selepas edisi 2004 dan 2007.

AKSI Nicol ketika menentang Duncalf pada saingan final Terbuka Malaysia CIMB di The Curve, Damasara semalam.


Dengan kejayaan tersebut, Azlan membawa pulang hadiah tunai berjumlah AS$7,600 manakala Tarek pula menerima AS$5,200.

Semua hadiah disampaikan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek sambil diiringi oleh Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif CIMB, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak.



Oleh SHALIZAH MOHAMED

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