Australian Stewart Boswell marked up his 20th title on the PSA World Tour after winning the $20,000 Coronation London Open in the England capital.
Boswell, a 32-year-old former world No4 from Canberra, reached the final of the event in its third year at the Cumberland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club without dropping a game.
And the top seed, now based in Manchester with his wife and former England international Vicky Botwright, continued his straight games run by despatching England’s second seed Jonathan Kemp, the defending champion, 11-3, 12-10, 11-5.
While Kemp will be disappointed by the defeat, the 29-year-old world No27 from Halifax will be pleased with his return to form only four months after undergoing hip surgery.
Boswell, the world No19, becomes the seventh member of a distinguished group of current PSA players who boast 20 titles or more – headed by fellow Australian Mike Corren (32) and including his Commonwealth Games Doubles partner David Palmer and Egypt’s Amr Shabana on 26; France’s Thierry Lincou and Spaniard Borja Golan with 22; and Canadian Shahier Razik, also on 20.
Final:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-3, 12-10, 11-5 (29m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [3] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (47m)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [6] Chris Ryder (ENG) 11-3, 8-11, 11-3, 12-10 (36m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [7] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-4, 12-10, 11-2 (30m)
[3] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [Q] Joe Lee (ENG) 12-10, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3 (45m)
[6] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 11-6 (84m)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [5] Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 (33m)
1st round:
[1] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-2 (35m)
[7] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (35m)
[3] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [Q] Bradley Hindle (MLT) 17-15, 11-7, 11-8 (45m)
[Q] Joe Lee (ENG) bt [8] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 (25m)
[6] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [Q] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 12-10, 11-8, 11-1 (43m)
[4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 (45m)
[5] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Yann Perrin (FRA) 11-8, 11-6, 13-15, 11-2 (73m)
[2] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt [Q] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) 11-3, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 (55m)
Qualifying finals:
Bradley Hindle (MLT) bt Julien Balbo (FRA) 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6 (64m)
Joe Lee (ENG) bt Jens Schoor (GER) 11-3, 11-6, 5-11, 11-4 (40m)
Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 11-9, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10 (83m)
Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt Robbie Temple (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (27m)
1st qualifying round:
Julien Balbo (FRA) bt Neil Hitchens (ENG) 13-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-9 (55m)
Bradley Hindle (MLT) bt Adam Fuller (ENG) 11-3, 11-1, 11-2 (25m)
Joe Lee (ENG) bt Zubair Jahan Khan (PAK) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3 (27m)
Jens Schoor (GER) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (38m)
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt Ben Ford (ENG) 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 (63m)
Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Lewis Walters (ENG) 11-13, 11-5, 11-5, 13-11 (69m)
Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt Obaid Jahan (PAK) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (35m)
Robbie Temple (ENG) bt Reuben Phillips (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 12-10 (28m)
