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Squash: Shabana to face Matthew in US Open Final
Egypt's Amr Shabana goes through to an encounter with world number one Nick Matthew in Thursday's US Open final
Karim Farouk Published in Ahram Online on 06 - 10 - 2011

Four-time World Champion Amr Shabana defeated Frenchman Thierry Lincou 3-1 (11/1, 9/11, 11/6 and 11/7) in the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday to set up a showdown with Nick Matthew in the final.
The Egyptian champion made some sloppy errors, especially in the second set, but he managed to come out on top after producing a determined and fine display for the rest of the match.
“It was a good match, Thierry is one of the best of all time at controlling the T, so I knew I had to work hard to try to get him to the back of the court if I was going to have any chance to win, even if it was going to hurt,” Shabana said after the game.
“Thankfully it all worked out right in the end, now I need to get myself prepared for Nick again. He's had a wonderful spell over the last two years and is playing great squash, I'll need to raise my level to really challenge him tomorrow,” he concluded.
Shabana will play a rematch against Matthew just two weeks after the Englishman beat him in the British Grand Prix. He hopes for a different outcome this time.

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