Sherbini qualifies on Day Two as upsets abound in Cairo
It was a night of upsets in Cairo with five of tonight’s matches going against the seeding. World Champion Nour El Sherbini was the only higher seed to win, and she’s guaranteed a place in the semi-finals but the other places are all up for grabs over the next two days.
TUE 29th SEP, Day TWO
R1 [5] Hania El Hammamy (Egy) 2-1 [4] Camille Serme (Fra) 9-11, 12-10, 11-7 (51m)
R1 [5] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 2-0 [3] Paul Coll (Nzl) 11-6, 11-5 (43m)
R2 [1] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) 2-0 [3] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 11-6, 11-7 (22m)
R2 [4] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) 2-1 [1] Ali Farag (Egy) 11-8, 4-11, 11-8 (56m)
R2 [8] Joelle King (Nzl) 2-1 [6] Sarah-Jane Perry (Eng) 11-7, 11-13, 11-8 (53m)
R2 [8] Simon Rosner (Ger) 2-1 [6] Diego Elias (Per) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6 (46m)
