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Aussies to clash in squash open quarters
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 10 - Australian teammates Rachael Grinham and Donna Urquhart will meet in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open squash championships in Canberra.
In tough second-round matches on Wednesday, Grinham downed Malaysia's Low Wee Wern 11-8 8-11 11-4 11-3, before Urquhart saw off India's Dipika Pallikal 11-6 7-11 11-6 11-8.
Urquhart and Grinham were part of the Australian team that won the world teams title last December and have become training partners since Grinham returned to live in Australia at the start of July.
t's an advantage for me because I train with her now," Urquhart said, "but I guess it could be an advantage to her as well.
"It's good that there won't be too many surprises. We know each other's games pretty well and it's been really good to train together."
Urquhart was in dynamic form at the beginning of her match against Pallikal, showing why she has risen to number 13 in the world over the past few months.
But she lost concentration in the second and allowed the Indian back into the contest.
However, she regrouped to regain control and move comfortably into the final eight.
"I didn't get my length right in the second and she was all over me," Urquhart said.
"I knew I had to get back in front of her and control the game again if I wanted to win. Today, it was all about getting the right position and slowing it down, not giving her any pace on the ball."
Grinham's match followed a similar pattern to Urquhart as she won the first game easily, then dropped the second before getting back on top and easing away.
"I made it a bit tough for myself when I lost the second game, but I settled down and started hitting some good length, rather than panicking and trying to do too much," Grinham, the 2005 champion, said.
World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia made it through to the quarter-finals with a straight games win over 17-year-old Englishwoman Emily Whitlock.
David started slowly but overpowered her younger opponent to win 11-9 11-7 11-5.
She will play Hong Kong's Annie Au in the last eight following Au's 14-12 11-4 9-11 11-9 win over Line Hansen of Denmark.
In tough second-round matches on Wednesday, Grinham downed Malaysia's Low Wee Wern 11-8 8-11 11-4 11-3, before Urquhart saw off India's Dipika Pallikal 11-6 7-11 11-6 11-8.
Urquhart and Grinham were part of the Australian team that won the world teams title last December and have become training partners since Grinham returned to live in Australia at the start of July.
t's an advantage for me because I train with her now," Urquhart said, "but I guess it could be an advantage to her as well.
"It's good that there won't be too many surprises. We know each other's games pretty well and it's been really good to train together."
Urquhart was in dynamic form at the beginning of her match against Pallikal, showing why she has risen to number 13 in the world over the past few months.
But she lost concentration in the second and allowed the Indian back into the contest.
However, she regrouped to regain control and move comfortably into the final eight.
"I didn't get my length right in the second and she was all over me," Urquhart said.
"I knew I had to get back in front of her and control the game again if I wanted to win. Today, it was all about getting the right position and slowing it down, not giving her any pace on the ball."
Grinham's match followed a similar pattern to Urquhart as she won the first game easily, then dropped the second before getting back on top and easing away.
"I made it a bit tough for myself when I lost the second game, but I settled down and started hitting some good length, rather than panicking and trying to do too much," Grinham, the 2005 champion, said.
World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia made it through to the quarter-finals with a straight games win over 17-year-old Englishwoman Emily Whitlock.
David started slowly but overpowered her younger opponent to win 11-9 11-7 11-5.
She will play Hong Kong's Annie Au in the last eight following Au's 14-12 11-4 9-11 11-9 win over Line Hansen of Denmark.
