British Open squash: Laura Massaro, Nick Matthew & Emily Whitlock reach last eight
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Massaro won the title in 2013 and finished runner-up in 2014 and 2015
English pair Laura Massaro and Nick Matthew, both former champions, are safely into the quarter-finals of the British Open in Hull.
Massaro, the fifth seed and 2013 champion, defeated Egyptian qualifier Mayar Hany 11-5 11-1 11-9.
Matthew, who is trying to win his first British Open title since 2012, beat German Simon Rosner 11-7 11-5 5-11 11-3
Thirteenth seed Emily Whitlock upset eighth seed Alison Waters 11-4 11-7 11-9 in an all-English last-16 contest.
Massaro, 33, a former world number one, recovered from falling 4-1 down early on, saying: "She came out quite attacking and it took me a few rallies to calm things down.
"I needed to get some longer rallies into the game and I just tried to get on the volley, take the ball early and just keep the pace really high."
Whitlock, the world number 15, is through to the quarter-finals for the first time, and said: "I just didn't think I'd win. I'm pretty chuffed about it.
"I've beaten Alison once before in practice but it's never the same - tournament wins are just amazing."
British Open seeds | |
|---|---|
MEN | WOMEN |
1. Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egypt) | 1. Nour El Sherbini (Egypt) |
2. Karim Abdel Gawad (Egypt) | 2. Camille Serme (France) |
3. Gregory Gaultier (France) | 3. Raneem El Welily (Egypt) |
4. Nick Matthew (England) | 4. Nouran Gohar (Egypt) |
5. Ramy Ashour (Egypt) | 5. Laura Massaro (England) |
6. Marwan Elshorbagy (Egypt) | 6. Nicol David (Malaysia) |
7. Ali Farag (Egypt) | 7. Sarah-Jane Perry (England) |
8. Tarek Momen (Egypt) | 8. Alison Waters (England) |