Final:
[1] Michelle Martin (AUS) bt [4] Linda Charman (ENG) 10/8 9/5 7/9 9/5
Australia's world No. 1 Michelle Martin claimed her seventh WISPA World Tour
title of the year when she beat England's Linda Charman 10/8 9/5 7/9 9/5 in
the final of the $30,000 Carol Weymuller Squash Open in New York.
Martin's triumph in her 30th successive Tour final will give her a major
boost on the eve of the Women's World Open which gets underway in Seattle
next Wednesday (20th October).
Both players made a tentative start in the New York final, though Charman,
the world No. 7 from Sussex, settled down quicker to move to game-ball at 8/7
in the opening game. The 32-year-old from Sydney, however, moved up a gear
to assert her authority and clinched the game 10/8. The second was always
close, with the score going to five-all, but once again Martin closed down
the game 9/5.
In the third Charman played some very aggressive squash and although Martin
had leads of 4/1 and 6/4, she began to make a series of uncharacteristic
errors which enabled 27-year-old Charman to move to an 8/6 lead before taking
the game 9/7.
The fourth was again close up to four-all, but once again Michelle called
upon her wealth of experience in major finals to take the game 9/5, and the
Carol Weymuller title for a record third time.
