Breaking: Hany to Face A.Sobhy in Canadian Open Final After Crushing Clyne

Salma Hany will take on Amanda Sobhy for the 2023 Canadian Women’s Open title tomorrow after recording a comprehensive victory over Olivia Clyne.

The pair could not have had more different preparation going into tonight’s clash, with No.2 seed Hany breezing past Wales’ Emily Whitlock in just 23 minutes while Clyne battled back from the brink as she fought back from 2-0 down and then match ball down in the fifth game to beat Sivasangari Subramaniam 3-2.

Hany went into the match with a dominant head-to-head record against Clyne, with the No.2 seed winning all four of their previous encounters without dropping a game and had the measure of her opponent for the majority of play tonight.

The Egyptian was in a dominant mood in the opener, with the 26-year-old’s power and accuracy proving potent against the bustling style of the American as she moved into the lead with an 11-6 win.

Hany then doubled her lead with another 11-6 win, with Clyne struggling for accuracy at times and the Egyptian content to play the fundamentals.

The American pushed higher up the court in the third and caused Hany a number of problems, particularly when going short, but the World No.14 had too much quality, firing in crowd-pleasing winners of her own to wrap up the match with an 11-9 victory.

“I’m very happy with today’s performance. Olivia’s such an amazing player and has been playing really well since the beginning of the season. I’m obviously very proud of how I managed the game and am very happy to be through in three,” Hany said afterwards.

Result

[2] Salma Hany (EGY) bt [4] Olivia Clyne (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (34m)

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