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NZPA-Reuter Antwerp Ross Norman of New Zealand moved to within one match of winning a $U526,000 diamondstudded squash ball when he beat the Australian, Brett Martin, 9-6, 9-6, 9-3, in the semifinals of the Belgian Grand Prix tournament on Saturday. The ball has been offered by the organisers to the first player to win
the tournament three times in a five-year period — and Norman won here in 1986 and 1987.
“The prospect of winning the trophy doesn’t make me more nervous,” Norman said. “It’s just another pay check.” Norman, the 1986 world champion and ranked No. 4 in the world, took the initiative early in each of the first two games but
his Belgium-based opponent rallied stoutly, making superb use of drop shots.
Both times, though, unforced errors ruined Martin’s fightback and in the the third game, Norman finally asserted complete authority over the Australian to win in 43 minutes.
“I always have trouble when I play Ross,” Martin said. “I’m just not fit enough for him.”
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