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Finale

[2] Victor Crouin3-0 [3] Fares Dessouky (EGY)  11-4, 11-3, 11-1 (21m)

L’ARTICLE DE DICODUSPORT

Dessouky est arrivé en finale après avoir éliminé le finaliste de l’année dernière, Dimitri Steinmann, en demi-finale, ajoutant à ses victoires contre Yannick Wilhelmi et Ibrahim Elkabbani, tandis que Victor a réussi à prendre sa revanche contre le très dangereux Leonel Cardenas en quart de finale, et s’est imposé avec panache en demi-finale contre le Suisse Nicolas Mueller, écartant le septième tête de série avec une victoire 3-0.

Bien que Crouin ait continué à jouer le même squash impeccable qui l’a mené en finale, il était évident que Fares n’était pas à 100% sur le court, l’Égyptien ayant grimacé après une longue extension au milieu du premier jeu.

Crouin ne s’est pas déconcentré quand il a vu que son adversaire n’était pas à son mieux, et remporte la victoire avec des scores de 11-4, 11-3, 11-1 pour décrocher le titre à Hambourg.

Après le match, Victor a déclaré :

« Ce n’est pas comme ça qu’on voudrait remporter un tournoi, mais il faut continuer à se battre jusqu’au bout, car on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver.

« Les finales sont toujours spéciales, il faut vraiment donner son meilleur. Fares n’était vraiment pas à son meilleur niveau aujourd’hui. J’espère que nous aurons des batailles plus équilibrées à l’avenir. C’est la première fois que je le bats, c’est l’un des joueurs les plus talentueux du circuit. Je lui souhaite un prompt rétablissement.

« Je pense avoir joué certains de mes meilleurs matchs cette semaine. Maintenant, j’ai juste hâte de rentrer chez moi, de célébrer pendant quelques jours, puis de me remettre en mode entraînement pour me préparer aux derniers événements de la saison.

« Ravi de remettre la main sur un trophée. Tout le travail que j’ai fourni ces derniers mois porte ses fruits. »

Demies

[1] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 3-0 [4] Melissa Alves  11-1, 11-8, 11-5 (30m)

[2] Victor Crouin 3-0 [7] Nicolas Mueller (SUI)  11-6, 11-2, 11-6 (33m)

Victor s’impose dans un match piège – devant un public tout acquis à la cause de Nicki….  Melissa tombe contre une Gina en pleine forme…

World No.15 Victor Crouin produced a fantastic performance to overcome former World No.13 Nicolas Mueller in the semi-finals of the German Open 2025 – Presented by Sportwerk.

Crouin surged to an immediate decisive 8-1 lead in game one. Every shot that Crouin attempted found its target, and Mueller, through no fault of his own, was left in a seven-point deficit. The ‘Swiss Rocket’ mounted a late comeback, bringing himself within two points, but the Frenchman took the 1-0 advantage in the match.

Crouin repeated the first-game performance in games two and three as he dominated the rallies and didn’t allow Mueller into the match to storm to 11-2, 11-6 wins and book his place in the final.

Quarts de finales

[4] Melissa Alves 3-0 Amina El Rihany (Egy)  11-5, 11-8, 12-10 (28m)

[2] Victor Crouin  3-2 [5] Leonel Cardenas (MEX)  8-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (80m)

No.4 seed Melissa Alves produced an unstoppable performance to defeat unseeded 22-year-old Amina El Rihany and earn the first place in the semi-finals.

The unseeded Egyptian reached the quarter-final in miraculous fashion, producing two massive upsets against Wales’ Emily Whitlock and No.7 seed Zeina Mickawy. The Frenchwoman’s had a difficult time in her second-round match against former World No.13 Nadine Shahin, eventually overcoming the Egyptian 3-2.

The No.4 seed looked far stronger from the beginning, with the Egyptian not in the same form that she had managed to achieve in the earlier rounds on the traditional courts.

Alves quickly fought to an 11-5 win in game one, doubling the lead to 2-0 in just 15 minutes. The No.4 seed lead throughout the third game, but El Rihany rallied, scoring winners in both front corners to earn two game balls. Alves reacted well, and maintained her composure to save the two game balls before claiming the win at 12-10.

Speaking after the match, Alves said: “I wanted to make sure I was done in three today, just for my confidence personally. “I was feeling good today. I think I played better today. I found my targets. I could hit the nicks in the front corners. Good squash today from me.

“I had a great practice this morning with Gina [Kennedy], I think it helps when you have [had] a match on the glass court. It helps that I played 45 minutes yesterday.

“I think [El Rihany] had to get used to the court, I think that’s why she played better in the last games, so I knew if I lost a game, maybe she could come back and feel more and more confident. So the goal was to try and finish quickly today so doesn’t get a feel of the court too much.”

 

 

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No.2 seed Victor Crouin came back from 0-2 down to defeat No.5 seed Leonel Cardenas after a sensational 81 minutes of action. It was the No.5 seed that put the pressure on the No.2 seed, with Cardenas playing with control – dominating the T line and playing a particularly attritional game that forced errors from the French No.1 to claim the first game 11-8.

Crouin continued to struggle as unforced errors gave the ever-consistent Mexican a big advantage in the second game. The Frenchman fought back to earn a tie-break, but a return serve slammed into the nick from Cardenas and a clever disguised boast gave the No.5 seed a 2-0 lead.

The World No.15 responded for the first time in the match, with the big difference coming from cutting the errors out of his game, and the some exceptional winners gave him the edge as he confidently claimed the game at 11-4 to give himself a way back into the match.

Crouin carried the third-game momentum into the fourth, finding winners in every corner as the court opened up and the Frenchman levelled the match at 2-2 to take the match to a decider.

The fifth game saw some incredible rallies as Crouin kept lashing balls into the front two corners only for Cardenas to make unbelievable gets, but it was the No.2 seed who was picking up more points as he pushed to an 11-9 win after 80 minutes.

Speaking after the match, Crouin said: “It’s a very enjoyable battle. Even in Calgary a few weeks ago when I lost, it was all credit to him for being the better and the most in-form player that day.

“I’m sure we’ll have many more [battles] in the future.”

Huitième de Finales

[2] Victor Crouin  3-0 Juan Vargas (COL) 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 (37m)

[4] Melissa Alves 3-2 Nadine Shahin (EGY) 9-11, 11-2, 10-12, 11-4, 11-8 (45m)
[7] Katie Malliff (ENG) 3-2 Marie Stephan   6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 (46m)

In the first match of the day, No.4 seed Melissa Alves overcame a tough test in former World No.14 Nadine Shahin to start her German Open campaign with a five-game victory.

Shahin started strong, accumulating a lead quickly, and converting the advantage to take a lead in the match. Alves fired back, showing her class and taking the second game 11-2.

The match constantly saw momentum changing hands, and the third game was no different. The Egyptian raced to a 10-3 lead, but Alves fought back, cutting out her earlier errors to save SEVEN game balls to force a tie-break, then two quick-fire points gave Shahin the lead in the match once more.

Alves looked determined as she entered the court for game four, and carries over her momentum into the last two games, looking in control as she won 11-4, 11-8 to earn her place in the second round.

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