ROTTERDAM:
Gregory Gaultier, the former world number one from France, earned another chance of achieving his life’s ambition when he reached the World Open final for the third time. The 28-year-old beat James Willstrop 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 with a semi-final performance that suggested he is playing well enough to atone for losses in two previous finals. Gaultier now plays Nick Matthew, who overcame Karim Darwish, a member of Egypt’s world title winning team, 11-9, 11-9, 11-1 in the other semi-final.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2011.