WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Women's Texas Squash Open, Houston, Texas, USA

Quarter-finals:
[1] Cassie Jackman (ENG) bt [8] Rebecca Macree (ENG) 4-9, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5 (53m)
[4] Natalie Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 (26m)
[3] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [7] Nicol David (MAS) 9-6, 9-2, 9-5 (35m)
[2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt Vicky Botwright (ENG) 9-1, 6-9, 9-1, 4-9, 9-5 (75m)

Grinham Survives Botwright Texas Test

Second seed Rachael Grinham will take her anticipated place in the semi-finals of the Women's Texas Squash Open, but the British Open champion from Australia was fully tested by England's unseeded Vicky Botwright in the quarter-finals of the WISPA Gold event in Houston, USA.

Grinham, the Cairo-based 27-year-old world No2 from Toowoomba in Queensland, twice led after easy 9-1 victories in the first and third games.  But Botwright, the 26-year-old from Manchester who took out fifth seed Fiona Geaves in the first round, levelled both times - and was ahead in the decider before Grinham eventually scored four points in a row to claim her 9-1 6-9 9-1 4-9 9-5 win in 75 minutes.

The Australian No1 will now face third seed Vanessa Atkinson, after the Dutch No1 brushed aside Malaysia's former world junior champion Nicol David 9-6 9-2 9-5 in 35 minutes..

The other semi-final will feature England's top seed Cassie Jackman and Rachael's younger sister Natalie Grinham.  Jackman, the world No1 from Norfolk who was runner-up two years ago in Houston, overcame a first game deficit to beat compatriot Rebecca Macree 4-9 9-3 9-2 9-5 in 53 minutes.

In the other quarter-final, Scottish qualifier Pamela Nimmo led 5-1 in the first game against fourth seed Natalie.  But the world No5 struck back and stormed to a 9-5 9-2 9-1 victory in just 26 minutes.