Serme Reaches El Gouna International Quarters

World No.4 Camille Serme moved through to the quarter-finals of the women’s tournament after she beat Canada’s Hollie Naughton 11-5, 11-7, 11-2.

The Frenchwoman will play Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy next after the World No.7 defeated Nada Abbas 3-1. The pair have met 10 times on the PSA World Tour - with many of those going on to be match of the season contenders - and Serme will look to extend her 6-4 head-to-head lead over her young opponent.

“I found my targets better than the other day,” Serme said.

“I felt good physically and was moving pretty well, so I could get her shots and I think she struggled a bit with the court. That’s the advantage of having one more match on there, which is unlucky for her.”

The other match on the glass court saw an injury to Alison Waters cut her match with England teammate Sarah-Jane Perry short, with Perry moving on to play World No.1 Nour El Sherbini in the last eight. El Sherbini received a walkover into the quarter-finals after her third round opponent, Yathreb Adel, withdrew through injury.

“Me and Alison are really good friends and pre-COVID we were usually roommates, so we have spent a lot of time together,” Perry said.

“I hope it's nothing too bad that she has done and that she is back as soon as possible. There have always been questions about my fitness to get through tournaments, but I think that’s why I was pleased with the Black Ball win in December, to not just show I could play five matches in five days but to still come out the other end and to come out with the win.”

The quarter-finals begin tomorrow (May 25) at 18:30 (GMT+2). Live action will be shown live on SQUASHTV (worldwide) and the official Facebook page of the PSA World Tour (excluding Europe & Japan).

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Results - Third Round (Top Half): Men’s 2021 El Gouna International Squash Open

[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-1: 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4 (59m)

[7] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 3-0: 12-10, 11-7, 11-2 (42m)

[6] Fares Dessouky (EGY) bt Patrick Rooney (ENG) 3-1: 4-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 (48m)

Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 3-2: 12-10, 4-11, 14-12, 1-11, 12-10 (102m)

Draw - Men’s Quarter-Finals (Bottom Half): To Be Played May 25th

[3] Paul Coll (NZL) v [5] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)

Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [2] Tarek Momen (EGY)

Draw - Men’s Quarter-Finals (Top Half): To Be Played May 26th

[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v [7] Joel Makin (WAL)

[6] Fares Dessouky (EGY) v Mostafa Asal (EGY)

Results - Third Round (Top Half): Women’s 2021 El Gouna International Squash Open