The first round of the main draw got under way today in the British Open in Manchester. The top 16seeds all got through bar Amir Atlas Khan and Shorbagy. Kiwi Kashif Shuja contained Shorbagy extremely well and didn't give him much chance to hit outright winners, while Selby was 1 game up and 9-4 up before Khan decided to call it quits.
I played Farhan Meboob and managed to get a 3-0 win under my belt. He beat me a year ago in Egypt and 4 weeks ago in Malaysia - both matches going the distance - so I was really up for this one. I played most of the match down the right side wall, hammering his backhand. The tactic worked and I got an 13-11, 11-4, 11-9 win.
I play Nick Matthew tomorrow at 2pm. It will be on the glass court at the National Centre and hopefully a good crowd will turn up.
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What did Kashif do to shut Shorbagy down? Play straight and tight to remove the angles, or something more?
Good luck with Matthew, do whatever you did in Hong Kong last year ;) Watch out for his forehand straight volley drop.
Hi Mike,
Yeah Kashif played pretty straight but held him a lot. He'd make Shorbagy stop, then push him to the back. Also some very nice flicks and change of directions caught Shorbagy on numerous occasions.
Cam
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