Kitchen & Khan To Contest Berkshire Final

14 Oct 2007

Top seed Shelley Kitchen will face Latasha Khan in the final of the Women's Berkshire Open in Williamstown, USA, after the third seed from the USA pulled off a remarkable upset over Malaysia's No2 seed Sharon Wee in the semi-finals of the WISPA World Tour squash event at Williams College.

Khan, a seven-time US national champion from Seattle, was a game behind and 2-6 down in the second game before winning 25 points in a row to triumph 5-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-0 over the world No18! Khan is celebrating her fourth Tour final appearance this year.

By contrast, Kitchen defeated fellow kiwi Louise Crome 9-6, 10-8, 9-4 in the other semi-final to reach her fifth WISPA final this year.

"Kitchen's hard-hitting game versus Kahn's delightful touch and smart game should produce a fantastic final," said event spokesman Zafi Levy.

Semi-finals:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt [4] Louise Crome (NZL) 9-6, 10-8, 9-4
[3] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [2] Sharon Wee (MAS) 5-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-0