Malik Scores Second Cincinnati Upset To Reach Gaynor Cup Quarters

England's unseeded Torrie Malik claimed the sole upset of the round, while defending champion Olivia Weaver produced an unprecedented run of points to secure her victory in a thrilling day of second round action at the 2025 Cincinnati Gaynor Cup in the USA

In a second consecutive upset for the 20-year-old, Malik defeated compatriot Sarah-Jane Perry, the former world No.5, at the Cincinnati Country Club in Ohio. Malik, off the back of an impressive victory over fellow Englishwoman Lucy Beecroft, looked in control again, making very few errors as both players played particularly attacking squash.

The world No.51 found winner after winner as she claimed a straight games victory in just 22 minutes. Speaking after the match, Malik said: "It feels amazing, I'm really really proud of myself. That's my highest win on the PSA tour for sure."

When asked about what it's like to play against someone who's been at the top of the rankings for so long, Malik said: "I don't really get intimidated. It's nice to be able to play top players. You're hungry, and you've got no pressure on you so you just try and put in 100%.

"I've tried to start being more patient, but today I felt like all my shots were going in. I barely hit any tins. I really enjoyed being on the court today. Everything was falling short and I know against SJ it's a lot harder for her to get to that front wall so it's a good tactic for today's match."

Defending champion Olivia Weaver began her tournament run with a dominant win over Egypt's Menna Hamed. The home favourite scored 25 unanswered points, until at 11-0, 11-0, 3-0, the Egyptian finally got off the mark.

Weaver converted the third game 11-5 to complete the convincing victory and progress to the quarter-finals where she will face Malaysia's Rachel Arnold.

No.3 seed Sivasangari Subramaniam survived a scare from England's Grace Gear to reach the quarter-finals. The Malaysian found herself a game behind after Gear took advantage a slow start from Sivasangari.

The world No.10 righted the ship, overturning a 6-2 deficit in game two to win 11-8, before scoring 11-1, 11-5 wins to advance to the next round.

Straight off of her first World event win at the Carol Weymuller Open, Egypt's Fayrouz Aboelkheir began her Gaynor Cup campaign with a confident win over compatriot Salma Eltayeb in a three-game win.