El Welily's final was a repeat of the 2016 final, put in the best performance of her year so far to stop World No.1 El Sherbini 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.
The World No.3 played superb squash from the off, using her backhand drop with devastation to punish any lose play from El Sherbini. Despite losing a close first game 10-12 it looked comfortable for El Welily as she returned to the form that took her to World No.1 in 2015.
“I’m very, very happy, it’s fantastic to win here again for the third time,” said El Welily.
“I’m glad with how I performed after a tough match yesterday and I didn’t really expect to play that well. She played really well in the first game and I wasn't sharp enough.
“But half way through the first I started to find my spots and my angles. Even though I lost it I knew that I was on my way to finding the right plan.
"Chicago feels like my lucky city - I'm always happy to be here.”
During the trophy presentation it was announced the the 2018 Windy City Open will become the most lucrative PSA World Tournament ever, boasting a $500,000 prize fund that will be split equally between Men and Women.
Results - Final: 2017 Women's Windy City Open
[3] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt [1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 3-1: 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (42m)
2017-03-02
