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"It’s the
best win I ever had. I
already won two titles,
but that was a couple of
years ago, and I haven’t
won any major
tournaments since - and
it was looking less and
less likely that I would
ever win another one,"
conceded world No3
Grinham.
"I felt quite focused,
but I was a little slow
in the beginning, not as
good as yesterday. Then
I thought, come on, the
pressure is on her, make
her work for it, and I
tried to make sure I
didn't give anything
away when she was
serving.
"Winning the third gave
me a lot of confidence,
and she was not as quick
as she was at the start.
"I lost a bit of
motivation over the last
couple of years. I
gradually started losing
finals, then semis, then
quarters – this year I
had a couple of first
round losses. I thought
'c'mon, what are you
doing?'
"I know it's a long time
since I beat her, I knew
I could beat her, but
the way my career was
going I knew it had to
be soon! But really,
today, it was just
unbelievable, it must be
my most satisfying win
ever."
The victory marks a
notable milestone for
Grinham who now boasts
25 WISPA World Tour
titles. The success also
extends Grinham's lead
over Nicol David as the
current WISPA player
with the most Tour
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DUNLOP BRITISH
OPEN-MANCHESTER 2007
NATIONAL
SQUASH CENTRE, MANCHESTER
US$43,500 |
FRI 21/09
ROUND 1 |
SAT 22/09
Q-FINALS |
SUN 23/09
S-FINALS |
MON 24/09
FINAL |
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NICOL DAVID
(MAS) (1) |
DAVID
9/5 9/6 9/4 |
DAVID
9/3 9/3 7/9 2/9 9/0 |
DAVID
9/1 10/8 9/3 |
R GRINHAM
7/9 4/9 9/3 10/8 9/1 |
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LAURA LENGTHORN (ENG) |
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NATALIE GRAINGER
(USA) (5) |
GRAINGER
9/5 9/1 9/1 |
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JACLYN HAWKES (NZL) |
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TANIA BAILEY
(ENG)
(4) |
BAILEY
9/4 3/9 9/1 9/2 |
BAILEY
6/9 10/8 9/4 2/9 9/0 |
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ANNELIZE NAUDE (NED) |
|
VICKY BOTWRIGHT
(ENG) (6) |
BOTWRIGHT
9/4 9/5 9/6 |
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JENNY DUNCALF (ENG) |
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ALISON WATERS (ENG)
|
ATKINSON
9/7 9/3 9/6 |
R GRINHAM
7/9 9/7 9/6 9/0 |
R GRINHAM
9/3 10/9 10/8 |
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VANESSA ATKINSON
(NED) (8) |
|
ISABELLE STOEHR (FRA) |
GRINHAM
9/5 9/3 5/9 9/2 |
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RACHAEL GRINHAM
(AUS) (3) |
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LAUREN BRIGGS (ENG) |
PERRY
9/3 9/4 9/5 |
N GRINHAM
9/3 9/6 9/7 |
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MADELINE PERRY (IRL)
(7) |
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LAURA MYLOTTE (IRL) |
GRINHAM
9/4 9/3 9/4 |
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NATALIE GRINHAM
(AUS) (2) |
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