Devoy wins third Sth Australian open
NZPA-AAP 1 Adelaide A courageous four-set win over Western Australian Robyn Lambourne last evening gave New Zealand world No. 1, Susan Devoy, her third South Australian Open squash championship. Devoy, who took the title in
1984 and 1985, won the final 4-9, 9-5, 9-4, 10-9, in a victory which entrenched her firmly on the top of women’s squash. The six-times British Open winner made a slow start to the match and admitted afterwards to taking things a little too easy.
“Having had a rest day when I really didn’t need it made me lose the swing of things a bit,” Devoy said. “I’ve had such hard matches — I didn’t really mean to relax but did a bit.” The 25-year-old New Zealan-
der never looked back after the first game. Her strength and mobility around the court and deft drop shots proved too much for Lambourne, ranked five in the world and two in Australia.
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