London Classic QF: Asal Through In Two v Eleinen

No.2 seed Mostafa is into the last four of the GillenMarkets London Classic after overcoming Egyptian compatriot Aly Abou Eleinen.

Both players impressed in an exciting first game, with Eleinen’s pace and construction of rallies contrasting with the attacking instincts of Asal.

Despite an uncharacteristic number of mistakes from Asal, the 22-year-old’s quality still shone through as he completed enough winners to move into the lead with an 11-9 win.

The second game was a much more comfortable one for Asal, with the World No.4 hitting his targets better as he booked his spot in the semis with an 11-4 victory.

Afterwards, Asal said: “Aly is one of the best players on tour. I know how tough and dangerous he is. We’ve played a lot since we were juniors. He can attack from anywhere. You see in the first game it could have gone either way. He’s a good guy on and off court and I’ve missed him since juniors, this is our first time playing professionally. He’s such a talent.

“It was a tough match, tough conditions for me but I got used to it. Having [James Willstrop] behind me, full credit to him. He changed my game, changed my mentality as a squash player. I was doing lots of bad stuff at the beginning, it’s just the mentality and the cultural ways. Thanks Jimbo for everything. I’m happy to play this sort of squash and am looking forward to the next one.”

Result: [2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [7] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 2-0: 11-9, 11-4 (39m)

The semi-finals of the GillenMarkets London Squash Classic take place tomorrow, 31 March, at Alexandra Palace. Action will be streamed live on SQUASHTV from 15:00 (GMT).

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