Ali Farag ?

Gowad....why he's been out past year

@@PantheraPhotoSafaris interesting - thanks. I thought he had mentioned his heel fat pad which is different than plantar fascia. Regardless it’s great to see him back on tour.

Taking a well earned rest I presume. Manchester Open is not a platinum event. Alas for us or maybe not even as other players get to shine a bit more.

@@dudicrous that is exactly it. Manchester is not a top tier event.

Agreed. 2:02 was really bad. Tayeb could have hit that ball safely for almost a second but then advanced into Gilis to fish for the stroke.

@@lordjimbo2 Not really... The ball had a huge bounce. The right moment and height to play the ball was actually when she stopped to ask, playing any earlier would be considered a half volley, so I wouldn't necessarily say it's fishing, even though Tayeb had ages to play the ball. It was really just a terrible shot by Nele.

Do not agree, especially after a bad shot you have to clear, if not enough, then stroke. Easy! You can take all time you want to play the ball also. Playing on would have been borderline dangerous. Let would have only be appropriate when opponent would have cleared enough, was not the case here.

@@stevenvanveen3651 Gilis was clear and then Tayeb brought her racquet back even more in order to let the ball travel closer to Gilis and get the stroke, her plan worked.

Laura Massaro

nope they're good

Did you watching the game, or are you just making a flippant comment ??

@@stevehughes1510 Nah, he didn't watch. User name + Egyptian player won + minimizing Gilis' efforts = He was probably busy watching an Asal game. I pray for this sport with "fans" like that.

@@AncientXxC I went to a proper soccer game once. Never again. Some "fans" are so violently bigoted it just felt dangerous. I'd hoped squash would beat the extreme nationalism trend but it seems to be growing.

@@jackieking1522 I've seen french fans when Gaultier and Marche play there, they go nuts especially at team's events, fisticuffs never to far away, same in egypt when ning nongs like Asal play......bad news. Makes me angry for sure.

@@AncientXxC Yep there are idiots all over the world ah, wouldn't know one end of the racket from the other.

there are ways of helping people with their pronunciation without being condescending my friend.

This is squash not lessons in Flemish !

@@mickfletcher1289 No but it's basic respect to try and pronounce someone's name correctly (as best as possible).

If she's from the north of Belgium doesn't her last name start with the guttural 'g'?

Correct. And regarding your second point, don't know where in Belgium the lady is from but outstanding of you to know the difference