Sabrina Stuns El Hammamy to Join Sister Amanda in US Open Quarters

World No.20 Sabrina Sobhy has reached the quarter-finals of a PSA World Tour Platinum event for the first time after she stunned world No.2 Hania El Hammamy at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia to join older sister Amanda Sobhy in the last eight.

It marks the first time that two American women will line up in the last eight of the prestigious US Open - the younger sibling putting in a sensational performance to claim the biggest win of her career, while also ending El Hammamy's run of three successive Platinum title wins.

The only time Sobhy stopped buzzing around court was during a tense check for an out of court shot by El Hammamy after the Egyptian had saved two match balls. Upon confirmation that the ball was out, there was a deafening roar inside the Specter Center as the fans saluted their home hero.

Sobhy's reward for her 11-8, 13-15, 11-7, 11-9 victory is a last eight clash with No.5 seed Joelle King - a player she hasn't beaten in six previous appearances.

"I haven't processed it yet," said Sobhy, who lives just 10 minutes away from the Specter Center.

"It's been very fast-paced since the end of the match. I felt still and in the present - but there has been a whirlwind of emotions ever since the match ended. I can't even express how proud I am of myself and how composed I felt on court. It's a feeling that I'm going to remember for the rest of my life.

"[The crowd] made it more fun and enjoyable, it was awesome. Other players can relate, we are trying to put on a show in tournaments, not just for ourselves and our opponents, but for the crowd too. We want to show how awesome, physical and creative this sport it."

A performance befitting her 'Warrior Princess' nickname saw world No.3 Nour El Sherbini recover from a nasty injury and fighting through the pain barrier to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Welsh No.1 Tesni Evans.

The first game was an onslaught from El Sherbini as the Egyptian dropped just a single point, opening up a one-game lead. But at 6-6 in the second, she slipped while chasing a ball down and looked in real pain as she required physio treatment.

El Sherbini, sporting an ankle brace and strapping around her right ankle, played on but found it hard to move around court as Evans closed out the second game, and then the third in one-sided style, leaving El Sherbini's title hopes in tatters.

El Sherbini has never been one to let injury affect her game - winning both the 2021 Allam British Open and the 2018-19 PSA World Championships despite struggling with a knee injury - and she came back from the brink to edge the fourth game and then stormed to victory in the decider to earn her place in the last eight.

"It's [the ankle] not very bad, but I have to check it tomorrow," said El Sherbini.

"I have a day off tomorrow, so I'll try and treat it and hopefully I'll be ready after tomorrow. I've been put in this situation many times. I have experience of playing with injuries and hopefully I'm going to recover and be ready for the rest of the week."

El Sherbini will take on No.8 seed Salma Hany for a place in the semi-finals after her compatriot dispatched USA's Olivia Clyne in three games.

In the men's event, world No.1 Paul Coll and world No.5 Mohamed Elshorbagy will lock horns in the quarter-finals following respective wins over India's Ramit Tandon and Egypt's Moustafa El Sirty.

The pair will go head-to-head for the 16th time on the PSA World Tour and, while Elshorbagy has the better of their record with 10 wins to Coll's five, the New Zealander has won four of their last five matches.

"It's going to be a battle, it always is with Mohamed, he's very experienced and it's going to be tough," said Coll.

"He's obviously found some form, he's won two out of the first three tournaments, so it's a very tough quarter-final, but I'm looking forward to it and I'm excited."

Elshorbagy said: "This is a tournament which will always have a special place in my heart. The first time I got to world No.1 was at this event back when it was in November.

"I remember that day very well, my mother was there with me and it was a very special day to reach world No.1 for the first time in my career."

The day's other winners saw Peru's Diego Elias and Welshman Joel Makin claim respective wins over France's Baptiste Masotti and Egypt's Fares Dessouky.