Egyptian pair Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Mohamad Zakaria lifted the Swedish Open squash titles in Stockholm after overcoming Georgina Kennedy and Joel Makin, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aboelkheir created history by becoming the first-ever women\u2019s champion of the Swedish Open, emphatically beating English No.1 Kennedy 3-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World No.7 didn\u2019t drop a single game all week, and the 20-year-old was in red hot form in the title decider with Kennedy, dominating the middle of the court throughout their 31-minute battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kennedy, who was impressive in her come-from-behind victory in the quarter finals and her semi-final triumph, struggled to dislodge Aboelkheir from the \u2018T\u2019 as the Egyptian claimed a sensational 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 victory for her eighth PSA Squash Tour title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling over the moon,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy to win another title and one here Stockholm. This city is amazing so I wanted to leave it with a very good note and I\u2019m very happy to be here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt feels special [becoming the first women\u2019s champion of the Swedish Open]. To say I\u2019d be the first one to ever win this event is a new record for me and I can\u2019t wait to come back and just do more records in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember the last time I won an event without dropping a game, but I\u2019m just very happy and I played against top players this week. I\u2019m very pleased with my performance and how I stuck to it. I\u2019m just grateful for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile in the men\u2019s event, Zakaria landed his ninth Tour title by defeating Makin 3-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zakaria, meeting Makin for a fourth time in 2026, fended off a spirited fightback from the Welshman to clinch the crown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
World No.6 Zakaria, who\u2019s endured two battles over 100 minutes in duration with Makin this year, played out another lengthy bout with the World No.8 in Stockholm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 19-year-old stormed into a 2-0 lead, but Makin dug deep to strike back in the third to halve the deficit. A new ball request from Zakaria at the end of the third game paid dividends for the top seed, as he dominated the fourth 11-2 to close out the 77-minute clash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel very proud for several things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst is really recovering from a very low spot last week when I lost in Qatar. It was an important step in my career because I got to really focus on the changes I need to do instead of dwelling on the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself now because I put a lot of work not just on court, but mentally to try to accept that I need to change some stuff. It\u2019s easier said than done, it\u2019s very tough and I\u2019m happy with the people around me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe matches with Joel [Makin] are now becoming a classic. They\u2019re always very tough physically, but I think this time the difference was the first two games. I had the upper hand a little bit and I was trying to get in front and not let balls get behind me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt the third, I took my foot off the gas pedal a little bit and he played very well. I\u2019m happy that he\u2019s recovering from his injury and he\u2019s getting back to the Joel Makin we all know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next stop on the PSA Squash Tour is the CIB Egyptian Squash Open 2026, a Diamond-level event, with qualifying rounds held between 6-8 October and the main draw taking place between October 10-16. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Result <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s Final: <\/strong>[1] Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) bt [2] Joel Makin (WAL) 3-1: 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-2 (77m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s Final: <\/strong>[1] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (31m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Egyptian pair Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Mohamad Zakaria lifted the Swedish Open squash titles in Stockholm after overcoming Georgina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-16301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-squash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t