Florida Open Finals: The Stats & How To Watch Live

After an epic week of squash, we’ve arrived at finals day in the SmartCentres Kinetic Florida Open, with the last four remaining players competing for the first PSA World Tour title of the year at the Kinetic Indoor Racquet Club Florida.

Play begins at 15:00 (GMT-5) and all of the action will be live on SQUASHTV.

Here’s the Order of Play for today

(All times are local GMT-5)

Mazen Hesham v Mostafa Asal

Strap in for what could be a classic in the first final of the day as No.4 seed Mazen Hesham takes on No.2 seed Mostafa Asal in the first of two all-Egyptian affairs.

Expect no shortage of drama when these two step on to court, with their fiery clash at last year’s World Championships one of the most talked about matches of the year.

Despite a slightly lopsided 1-4 record against Asal, Hesham emerged the victor in their last encounter, a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at last year’s CIB PSA World Tour Finals.

‘The Falcon’ will look for a repeat of that performance as he aims to capture a first ever Gold-level title. The 29-year-old has played some spectacular squash this week, balancing his outlandish flair with a measured gameplan in a headline-grabbing win over top seed Diego Elias as well as impressive wins over Joel Makin and Abdulla Al-Tamimi.

Asal, meanwhile, has looked back to hit brilliant best in Florida following an indifferent spell of form upon his return from a 12-week ban late last year.

‘The Raging Bull’ has been a calm presence on court, beginning his tournament with quick-fire wins over Leonel Cardenas and Sebastien Bonmalais before summoning his famed determination to twice come from behind to down Mohamed ElShorbagy in yesterday’s semi-final.

Nour El Sherbini v Hania El Hammamy

Good luck picking a winner in this one!

El Sherbini, recognised as one of the modern game’s all-time greats, has been in incredible form this season, losing just two matches out of 26 played.

El Hammamy, a former World No.2 and still just 23 years old, meanwhile, has looked determined to reclaim her highest world ranking and, after an early exit from the curtain-raising Paris Squash 2023, has won 20 of her last 22 matches, with El Sherbini the only player to have beaten her during that run.

Despite El Sherbini’s superior head-to-head career record, in recent seasons there has been almost nothing between these two, with each player winning five of the last 10 encounters, five of which came in finals.

The 28-year-old has looked a cut above this week, seemingly barely breaking a sweat as she dispatched Salma El Tayeb, Sivasangari Subramaniam and Olivia Weaver in a combined 92 minutes without dropping a game.

El Hammamy, meanwhile, spent more time on court in her semi-final clash with arch-rival Nouran Gohar than El Sherbini has done in the entire tournament, with the World No.3 getting the better of ‘the Terminator’ in a 99-minute epic, following more comfortable wins over a four-game win over 16-year-old Amina Orfi in the quarter-final and another 3-1 over Nour Aboulmakarim in the second round, bringing her total court time to a whopping 199 minutes.

Will that extra work in her legs hamper El Hammamy? Or will the testing encounters prove excellent preparation for the final?

Find out by tuning in to SQUASHTV today!