SAVCOR FINNISH OPEN QUARTER FINALS

Finnish Quarters vs Birgit Coufal

SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2012

Quarter Final

Opponent:  Birgit Coufal

Nationality: Austria

Tournament Seed: 6

World Ranking: 62

WON: 3-1; 7/11 12/10 11/7 11/9

 

I has slower start than my opponent, while she came out firing. Pretty quickly, I was down 7-2, with the rallies far shorter than what I had intended them to be.  Glass courts often require players to take  a little time to adjust to them. In the first round I played on normal court, while Birgit has played her first match on the show court. I soon settled into the game, but had left the gap to wide to close up.

As the match progressed, I found better ways to keep my opponent working hard out of the back corners, which made it a little easier to use opportunities to the ball to the front.I am happy to be through that match with a win.

It was nice to know that I had the support of family and friends watching at home and around the world through the live streaming on the internet.

 

Semi Final

Opponent: Carrie Ramsey

Country: England

Tournament Seed: 8
World Ranking: 88

 

 SUNDAY 12th FEB 15h00 RSA time or 13h00 UK time,  LIVE ON INTERNET STREAM again: http://www.squash.fi/live/