It was the first time that Yasser El Halaby had faced his illustrious Egyptian compatriot Omar Elborolossy, a former world No14 - but the 22-year-old underdog was ruthless in his straight games victory over his higher-seeded opponent as he lifted the Atlanta Squash Open title for the first time at the Concourse Athletic Club.
El Halaby, from Cairo , is clearly at home on US courts where the 2006 Princeton graduate last year became the only four-time winner of the men's national intercollegiate squash championship. Seeded eighth, El Halaby reached the final after first upsetting England 's No2 seed Chris Simpson, then third-seeded Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez.
In the final, he chopped 31-year-old fifth seed Elborolossy 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 in 40 minutes to win the second PSA Tour title of his career.
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