Commonwealth Games: Wales' Joe Makin and England's Georgina Kennedy reach squash finals
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England's Georgina Kennedy beat compatriot Sarah-Jane Perry to reach the women's singles final
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Wales' Joel Makin and England's Georgina Kennedy have reached the men's and women's Commonwealth Games squash singles finals.
Second seed Makin won 11-5 11-5 11-9 against England's defending champion James Willstrop.
The Welshman will take on New Zealand's Paul Coll in Wednesday's final.
Kennedy beat compatriot Sarah-Jane Perry 11-6 8-11 11-5 14-12 in their semi-final and faces Canada's Hollie Naughton in the final on Wednesday.
"It's the best feeling I've had, ever," said an emotional Kennedy.
"Sport is all about role models, SJ's sportsmanship and her graciousness are amazing and everyone is inspired by her on court and off it.
"I just did not want it to go to a fifth game because her mental strength is her biggest asset. I think that if it had gone to a fifth I really would have struggled."
Makin said: "I knew he was hurting physically, but he actually came on stronger in the third game than he did in the first.
"The support has been unbelievable. Everyone has booked so much time off and my family has travelled from all over.
"The Games bring in people who wouldn't normally watch the sport. When it gets coverage on the 大象传媒, that is where we reach a wider audience and people realise what it's about. It's exciting. It's fast-paced. It's so intense."
Perry, a silver medallist in 2018, will play New Zealand's Joelle King in the bronze medal match at the University of Birmingham squash centre on the same day.
Willstrop will go up against India's Saurav Ghosal for a chance to win bronze.