Nicol David easily handles USA's Shabana Khan - meets Salma Shabana in final.
WORLD SQUASH NEWS. 2/28/2000.
by WISPA
RESULTS: Savcor Women's Finnish Squash Open, Mikkeli, Finland
Semi-finals:
[3] Salma Shabana (EGY) bt [5] Ellen Petersen (DEN) 9-7 3-9 1-9 10-8 9-4
[Q] Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Shabana Khan (USA) 9-1 9-0 9-7
Egypt's 23-year-old Salma Shabana, the 3rd seed, and 16-year-old Malaysian Nicol David, a qualifier, will meet in the final of the Savcor Women's Finnish Squash Open in Mikkeli, Finland - with both players only one match away from winning their first title on the WISPA World Tour.
Cairo-based Shabana had to fight back from 2-1 down before overcoming fifth-seeded Dane Ellen Petersen 9-7 3-9 1-9 10-8 9-4 in the semi-final in the top half of the draw. Meanwhile Nicol David, the world junior champion from Penang, reached her first final since joining the Tour earlier this month after defeating the USA's second seed Shabana Khan 9-1 9-0 9-7.
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