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Perry and Atkinson meet for Dutch Open crown!

Madeline Perry (pic) moved through to the final of the Dutch Open with a four games win over Dutch Natalie Grinham. The Irish champion took the first with ease, but Grinham was able to level the score. The next two games proved to be close affairs. Per...

All four top seeds made Dutch semis!

Vanessa Atkinson (pic) and Natalie Grinham secured Dutch interests, when they beat their opponents to reach the semi-finals. Grinham overcame Dutch Orla Noom in straight games (11-8, 11-6, 11-5) and Atkinson was extended to the fully distance by Englan...

Orla Noom reaches Dutch Open quarters!

Only Dutch Orla Noom (pic, front) managed to beat a higher ranked player in the women’s draw at the Dutch Open in Rotterdam. Noom overcame 7th seed American Latasha Khan in four games (11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7) after 41 minutes. Quarter-final line up: ...

Anjema and Grinham head strong fields at Dutch Open!

Tommy Berden, promoter of the Dutch Open 2010, has announced the draws of the event that will take place from November 16-21 in Rotterdam. Dutch ace Laurens Jan Anjema, the world No.11, and Australian star Rachael Grinham, ranked 5 in the world, head t...

David and Darwish did it in Qatar!

The Malaysian World No. 1 Nicol David and the Egyptian Karim Darwish are the new Qatar Classic champions. David needed just 34 minutes to take her 50th tour title against Australian 4th seed Rachael Grinham 11-5, 11-8, 11-9. In the all-Egyptian final, ...

David want to take the 50th title in Qatar!

Last year’s champion has been dethroned in this year’s semi-finals. After Malaysian Nicol David (pic ri) ended the run of the young Nour El Tayeb (pic le), when David beat the 17-years-old Egyptian in four games (11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-6). David will...

Five nations complete Qatar Classic semis!

Australian Rachael Grinham (pic) stayed on top of a five games shoot-out with Egyptian Raneem El Weleily (12-10, 9-11, 14-16, 11-7, 11-5). The following all-English match was controlled by Jenny Duncalf, who overcame Laura Massaro in straight games (11...

Two Egyptians in the Qatar semis already!

Four semi-finals have been played already with very different results. That Malaysian World No.1 Nicol David would shake off Australian Kasey Brown (11-6, 12-10, 11-7); nobody would take a bet against it. But that the 17-years-old Nour El Tayeb (pic le...