Asal puts away Coll in US Open squash final
- Dave Worsley
- 21 hours ago
- 1 min read
New Zealnad squash pro Paul Coll has been outclassed by Egyptian Mostafa Asal in the final of the 2025 US Open in Philadelphia..
Asal avenged his recent defeat to the Kiwi No.1 in the Qatar Classic final with a supreme performance across all three sets.
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The opening exchanges were testing and physical, with the first game lasting 20 minutes. However, it was Asal who held a little buffer on the scoreboard, holding 7-5 and 10-7 leads.
Despite Coll saving two of the game balls, Asal held strong to move one game up over the third ranked Kiwi.
The ball dropped off dramatically in the second game, with Asal shortening the rallies thanks to penetrating length and sharp hitting into the front two corners.
Asal raced into a 7-2 lead and continued to pile the pressure on Coll as he took the second game comfortably.
The one-way traffic continued into the third game, with Asal powering into an insurmountable 8-0 lead before closing out the match 11-9, 11-3, 11-3 in 58 minutes