PSA/WISPA TOUR EVENT NEWS
RESULTS: Qatar Squash Classic, Doha, Qatar
Women's final:
[4] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt [2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3 (23m)
In a sensational day for English squash at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the Qatar capital Doha, Jenny Duncalf defeated the higher-ranked opponent in today's (Monday) finals of the Qatar Classic in straight games, to claim her biggest title on the international Tour.
Earlier Duncalf, followed her second upset in two weeks over Malaysia's world number one Nicol David yesterday, to crush Australia's world No4 Rachael Grinham in the climax of the $74,000 WISPA World Tour championship.
Indeed, it took 27-year-old Duncalf, the world No6 from Harrogate, only 23 minutes to despatch Grinham 11-5, 11-3, 11-3 – thus reducing the 8-4 career head-to-head lead the Queenslander boasted before today's clash.
The stunning victory brings Duncalf's tally of Tour wins this month to three – following the Soho Square Championship success in Egypt on the first of the month, and her triumph in the US Open in New York just seven days later.
Winner of the British National Championship at the beginning of the year, Duncalf has enjoyed a remarkably consistent run on the WISPA Tour since last year's appearance in the Qatar Classic in October 2008 – reaching at least the quarter-finals in the 16 events since.
"I think it was a combination of me playing well and Rachael not being on today - she wasn't moving well and made quite a few errors," Duncalf told www.squashsite.co.uk after her career-best success.
"It's a funny sort of win - there's no adrenalin pumping or anything - but I've won the Qatar Classic, even though I can't quite believe it yet!
"I was thinking beforehand that this would be my 13th win a row, hoping it wouldn't be unlucky 13! I wish there was another tournament next week now!"
