Shabana Blows Ricketts Away In Windy City Final

Egypt's Amr Shabana stormed to victory in the Infor Windy City Open, beating Australia's Anthony Ricketts in final of the second PSA Super Series Silver event of the year in Chicago, USA.

The world number one from Cairo made up for the disappointment of losing in the second round of last week's PACE Canadian Classic in Toronto by beating fifth seed Ricketts, from Sydney, 11-8, 11-8, 11-10 (5-3) in 53 minutes.

"I lost in the final against John White two years ago, and I really wanted to win this title," Shabana told www.squashsite.co.uk. "Losing early in Toronto was like a wake up call. I didn't want to lose points for my ranking at the start of the year. I want to stay on top. So I really came here to do well."

Ricketts responded: "I was a bit up and down today, but it's not just me, it was him, the way he was playing. He is the one who made me make all the errors, he didn't let me impose myself."

Shabana, who collected five PSA Tour titles in 2006, is celebrating the first of the new year - but the 15th of his career.

Final:
[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [5] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) 11-8, 11-8, 11-10 (5-3) (53m)