Simpson & Grant Make Surprise All-English London Open Final

Chris Simpson will be looking for his first ever win over compatriot Adrian Grant when the pair meet in a surprise all-English final of the Coronation London Open at Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club in the England capital.

Simpson, the No.4 seed from Guernsey, maintained a clean sheet in the PSA World Tour International 25 squash event with his third successive straight games victory - ending teenage Egyptian qualifier Fares Mohamed Dessouki's run 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 in 45 minutes.

"Got a 3/0 win today against a very talented young Egyptian," tweeted the 26-year-old to his followers after reaching his ninth PSA World Tour final. "Starting to feel like a veteran on the tour!

"Into the final of the London Open tomorrow, hoping to finish the year off on a high!" added the World No.25.

London left-hander Grant, the third seed, avenged his career-first loss to Stephen Coppinger in January's Tournament of Champions in New York by upsetting the higher-ranked South African in the other semi-final.

But the 33-year-old World No.23 had to fight back from 2/1 down to overcome the in-form Coppinger, ranked three places higher, winning 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 in 83 minutes to reach the 32nd Tour final of his career.

Both Grant and Simpson, appearing in the first all-English London Open final since 2009, are celebrating their third Tour finals of the year.

Harrogate-based Simpson boasts an impressive seven title wins from his eight final appearances - but has yet to beat his senior fellow countryman after six national and international meetings since 2009.