Eain Yow bounces back with swift London Classic opening win
KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 18 Ng Eain Yow overcame a disappointing outing at the Budapest Open last week with a win over England’s Patrick Rooney in the first round of the London Classic on Tuesday.
World No. 18 Malaysian squash player Ng Eain Yow bounced back from a poor performance at Budapest last week with an impressive win over England's Patrick Rooney in the opening round of the London Classic tournament. Eain Yow, the top seed in Budapest, defeated Rooney 11-3, 11-2 in the best-of-three-games match. The 28-year-old Malaysian had previously lost to world No. 54 Velavan Senthilkumar of India in Budapest, which highlighted the challenge he faces in defending his Asian Games title starting September 19.
Eain Yow's next opponent in the second round is world No. 11 Aly Abou Eleinen of Egypt. In the women's competition, world No. 21 Aira Azman also advanced to the second round after defeating Egypt's Nour Heikal 5-11, 11-4, 11-6. She will face world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in the next round.
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