El Sherbini dominated England’s Perry to win 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 in 31 minutes and she will line up in the El Gouna International semis for the second time.
“It is always tough playing SJ,” said El Sherbini.
“You can see our head-to-head [9-4 to El Sherbini], it says it all. We have been playing each other in every tournament this season, so I was trying to stick to my plan and to focus until the very last point.”
Meanwhile, El Hammamy will appear in the El Gouna International semi-finals for the first time after she defeated World No.4 Serme 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 in the latest chapter of their enthralling rivalry.
El Hammamy and El Sherbini will go head-to-head for the first time since the 2020 CIB Black Ball Open, where El Hammamy prevailed to lift her maiden PSA Platinum title.
“I wanted to get the first and try to be as sharp as I could from the start because it wasn’t really very good for us with the conditions and waiting outside,” said El Hammamy, whose match with Serme started an hour behind schedule due to the humidity delays.
“I’m so happy to be in the semis for the first time in El Gouna. Since I was a kid, I definitely loved this tournament and I always wanted to be a semi-finalist and finalist, so I’m looking forward to it and hopefully I can make it to the final.”
The semi-finals continue on May 27 and play begins at 18:30 (GMT+2). Action will be shown live on SQUASHTV and the channels of contracted broadcast partners.
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Results - Quarter-Finals (Top Half): Women’s 2021 El Gouna International Squash Open
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [5] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (31m)
[6] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [3] Camille Serme (FRA) 3-1: 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (59m)
Draw - Women’s Semi-Finals: To Be Played May 27th
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) v [6] Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
[4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY)
