Nicol David to meet Sherbini in British Open final

Nicol David, the highest profile woman squash player ever, moved to within one win of repairing the one small blemish on her CV by reaching the final of the British Open at the O2 arena on Saturday. The World Open record-holder from Malaysia did that with a very impressive 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 win over Laura Massaro, the world number three from England who upset her twice last year.
In the final David will meet Nour El Sherbini, who at 16 became the youngest ever finalist in the tournament's 90-year history when she overcame her higher ranked Egyptian compatriot Raneem El Weleily 14-12, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8. Sherbini, who at 16 became the youngest ever finalist in the tournament's 90-year history when she overcame her higher ranked Egyptian compatriot Raneem El Weleily. Sherbini, who still studies six hours a day for her grade ten school exams, thus reached the final at an age more than a year younger than the legendary Pakistani Jahangir Khan, who was 17 when he played Australia's Geoff Hunt in a famous final in 1981.