Semis : Tough wins for Momen & Coll

Top seeds Tarek Momen and Paul Coll will contest the final of the 2020 Troilus Canada Cup after hard won semi-final victories at the Cambridge Club.
World Champion Momen was taken the full distance before he finally prevailed over Diego Elias 11-8 in the decider after 98 minutes, while Coll took just over an hour to beat Mathieu Castagnet in three close games.

[1] Tarek Momen (Egy) 3-2 [3] Diego Elias (Per)  8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 10-12, 11-8 (98m)

The first game got off to a very quick start. Momen came out of the gates with a flurry of quick attack taking an early 7-1 lead. This lead however did not last long, as Momen was unable to keep the ball off of the tin and struggled with unforced errors. In the tail end of the game, the two exchanged points back and forth but ultimately Elias was able to edge out the Egyptian 11-8. 
The following games were plagued with clearing issues causing an assortment of controversial let and stoke calls. Both players were trying to keep focused amongst the frustration. Both Elias and Momen were on the receiving end of controversy but the level of squash never dropped. The seesaw of action continued and the players exchanged games until the stage was set for a fifth and final game. 
Going into the fifth game it was evident that Elias was nursing a lower body injury and that his movement would be tested. Both competitors played hard and even Elias continued to grind when in visible pain. Ultimately the veteran play of Momen was too much for the Peruvian winning the final game 11-8 

[2] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-0 [8] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)   11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (61m)

The match started with both players playing patient and trying to poster for position in the centre of the court. The two exchanged long strenuous points with both players taking turns in the lead. Paul Coll’s amazing retreiving was able to propel him through the first game winning 11-9.  
Game two saw more of same high quality squash from both players. The Frenchman looked to upset the movoment of Coll and battled hard to find a way to disrupt the retrieving of the New Zealander. Both contestants fought hard for every point but again the #2 seeded Coll came out on top winning the second game 11-8.
In the final game, it was evident that the crowd wanted to see more squash and began to rally around Castagnet even getting himself out to an early 6-1 lead. Unfortunately, the stubborn New Zealander did not falter and slowly picked away at the lead. He began to move Castagnet from corner to corner in a series of gruelling rallies. 
After some amazing shotmaking and retrieving from both players, the steady nature of Paul Coll’s game prevailed taking the final game 11-9.

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