KUALA LUMPUR: Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (pic) of Qatar showed true grit as he marched into the men’s final in the Malaysian Open squash championships. 33 suffered a cut on his lip after a head collision against defending champion Leo Au of Hong Kong yesterday but he did not give up. Instead, he made a remarkable comeback to upset the top seed Leo 8-11, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 in a thrilling 87-minute semi-final match at the National Squash Centre. Third seed Abdulla will face a daunting task when he meets second seed Tsz Fung Yip of Hong Kong today. “My face hit the back of his head during the match and it resulted in a lip injury.

Source: The Star July 22, 2018 00:22 UTC