Canadian Women’s Open Semi-Finals: The Stats & Preview

The semi-finals of the Canadian Women’s Open take place today, with action beginning at 19:00 (GMT -4) at the Allen Lambert Galleria in Toronto, Canada.

After four exciting quarter finals, it is the top four seeds through to today’s semis. The Sobhy sisters will do battle in the opening match of the day. They will be followed by Olivia Clyne and Salma Hany.

You can catch all the action live from the Allen Lambert Galleria on SQUASHTV. You can also keep up with the live scores from the event here.

Canadian Women’s Open Semi-Finals: Order of Play
(All times are local – GMT -4)

Amanda Sobhy v Sabrina Sobhy

The opening match of tonight’s semi-finals will be a sibling showdown. American’s Amanda and Sabrina Sobhy will go head-to-head for a place in the final on Thursday evening.

They will have played each other thousands of times over their lives, but they have met just once on Tour. That came twelve months ago at the CIB Black Ball Open, when World No.5 Amanda won a five-game thriller.

Amanda, the older of the two sisters, is yet to drop a game this week in Toronto. After a first round bye, she then defeated England’s Millie Tomlinson in the second round, dropping just nine points in a commanding performance. In the quarters, the American knocked out home favourite Hollie Naughton in three, including a third game tie-break, which she took 12-10.

Also after receiving a first round bye, Sabrina opened up her campaign with a straight games win. She defeated Egypt’s Zeina Zein in three, before then coming up against England’s Lucy Beecroft in four in the quarter finals. She has spent 18 minutes longer on court compared to her older sister this week.

Can Amanda move through to the final as the top seed? Or can Sabrina defeat her older sister for the first time on Tour?

Olivia Clyne v Salma Hany

The third American through to the last four, Olivia Clyne, will take on Egypt’s Salma Hany in the second semi-final on Wednesday night in Toronto.

This will be the fifth meeting between the pair on Tour, and the stats do not read well for Clyne. Hany has won all four of their previous matches, and she is yet to drop a game against the American. Two of those wins for the World No.14 came in 2022, with Hany winning at the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions and the U.S. Open.

The Egyptian has had a comfortable week so far, beating two Brits to reach the last four. After a first round bye, she then defeated England’s Katie Malliff in the second round. In the quarter finals, she got past Welshwoman Emily Whitlock with ease, and she has spent only 52 minutes on court.

Like her opponent, Clyne also started with a bye and a straight games victory. She downed Canadian Nicole Bunyan in the second round, before then featuring in the match of the tournament so far. She took on Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in the quarter finals, and it went all the way to a tie-break in the fifth. Clyne came through it 13-11 to book her spot in the semi-finals in Toronto.

Can Hany continue her incredible form against the American? Or can Clyne secure a first victory over the Egyptian and continue her great start to 2023?