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Brilliant Ashour wins Australian Open
19-Aug-2012
Defending champion Ramy Ashour was at his brilliant best as he downed fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad in straight games to win his second HI-TEC Australian Open crown in Canberra on Sunday.
David wins second Australian Open crown
19-Aug-2012
Defending champion Nicol David of Malaysia won her second consecutive HI-TEC Australian open when she beat a gallant Laura Massaro in an enthralling women’s final in Canberra’s Royal Theatre on Sunday.
Ashour downs Pilley to make final against Mosaad
18-Aug-2012
Top seeded Egyptian Ramy Ashour booked his place in the final of the HI-TEC Australian Open after overcoming Australian Cameron Pilley in a brilliant men’s semi-final in Canberra on Saturday.
David and Massaro to meet in final
18-Aug-2012
Defending champion Nicol David was back to her imposing best as she defeated 2010 winner Madeline Perry in the semi-finals of the HI-TEC Australian Open in Canberra on Saturday.
Pilley to face Ashour in semi-finals
17-Aug-2012
Cameron Pilley survived his second five-game marathon in succession to defeat Egyptian Omar Abdel Aziz and reach the semi-finals of the HI-TEC Australian Open in Canberra on Friday.
Perry beats Brown to end Australian hopes
17-Aug-2012
Northern Ireland’s Madeline Perry crushed Australian hopes in the women’s quarter-finals at the HI-TEC Australian Open when she defeated Kasey Brown with a ruthless display of attacking squash in Canberra on Friday.
Pilley beats Alexander as Ashour sails on
16-Aug-2012
Big-hitting Cameron Pilley booked a place in the HI-TEC Australian Open quarter-finals when he beat fellow Australian Zac Alexander in a thrilling second round match in Canberra on Thursday.
Urquhart downs Grinham as seeds tumble
16-Aug-2012
Australia’s Donna Urquhart scored one of the best wins of her career to beat fellow countrywoman Rachael Grinham as four of the top eight women’s seeds lost their second round matches at the HI-TEC Australian Open in Canberra on Thursday.

Aust Open Live on Fox

24-May-2011 - Australian Open Team

Squash Australia and Fox Sports are pleased to announce that the men’s and women’s finals of the 2011 Australian Open will be shown live on Fox Sports on Sunday 14 August, marking the first of three ‘majors’ to be delivered nation-wide on Australian television’s sports leader this year.

Fox Sports have also committed to showing the US Open and the World Open in the months following the Australian Open.

“This is a fantastic boost for our sport in Australia. Squash at the elite level is faster and more exciting than ever and the digital television coverage on the all-glass court brings the action right into your lounge room,” Australian Open tournament director Gary Hampson said.

“Australians love to watch live sport and I am happy to predict that once they see squash at the highest level, they'll be hooked.

"Coverage of the major championships is also important. There are some great personalities on the men's and women's professional tours who invariably produce absorbing contests. For example we have our own ‘Federer’ in England’s rock steady world number one Nick Matthew, who is constantly being challenged by the precociously talented and highly entertaining young Egyptian Ramy Ashour -our own ‘Rafa’.”

The Australian Open will be held from 8-14 August 2011 in Canberra in front of a packed house in the Royal Theatre at the National Convention Centre.

The Open attracts the top men and women in the world competing both for the prestigious titles as well as points in their respective World Series.

It is played on an innovative all-glass court that uses two-way glass to allow spectators a clear view of play from all around the court, while still allowing players to see the walls and the ball without distraction.

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