ToC Squash 2023: Victor Crouin through as Mostafa Asal retires

By Alan Thatcher

January 22, 2023 - 3:53am

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Frenchman Victor Crouin won his first ever game against Mostafa Asal before the Egyptian world No 1 was forced to retire from their third round contest due to illness at the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 

Asal had won their previous four matches, but Crouin took the opening game of their last 16 encounter at Grand Central Terminal. The Egyptian called to extend the game break to three minutes, but was unable to continue after that time due to dizziness and other symptoms, meaning Crouin was awarded the match.

Crouin battled hard in the first game and was sharp onto Asal’s attacks, responding with accurate counter drops to test the movement of the Egyptian. Asal saved one game ball at 10-9 to force a tiebreak but the Frenchman recovered to take the game. 

Result: @jpmorgan @ToCSquash Men's RD3