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CONTENTS NICK MATTHEW CROWNED WORLD NO.1
05 ENGLAND’S NICK MATTHEW WAS CROWNED WORLD NO.1 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE JUNE MEN’S WORLD RANKINGS, ENDING THE FIVE MONTH REIGN OF RAMY ASHOUR
ROWE BRITISH GRAND PRIX –
Front Cover Jonathon Power, former World No.1
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NICK MATTHEW WINS SKY OPEN 2010
09 NICK MATTHEW DEFEATED KARIM DARWISH IN THE FINAL OF THE SKY OPEN 2010 IN THE EGYPTIAN CAPITAL CAIRO TO CLAIM HIS FOURTH WORLD TOUR TITLE AND SECOND SUCCESSIVE PSA SUPER SERIES TROPHY OF 2010
EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
11 WHILE HOSTS FRANCE SUFFERED DOUBLE DISAPPOINTMENT AT FINISHING RUNNERS-UP IN BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FINALS OF THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, THERE WAS DELIGHT FOR ENGLAND WHO WON THE MEN’S TITLE FOR THE EIGHTEENTH SUCCESSIVE YEAR AND JOY FOR THE NETHERLANDS AFTER WINNING THE WOMEN’S CROWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
JONATHON POWER
13 FOUR YEARS AFTER RETIRING, JONATHON POWER IS SETTING UP A NEW SQUASH ACADEMY AND WORKING FOR HARROW RACKETS. THE MERCURIAL TALENT, REGARDED BY MANY AS ONE OF THE FINEST PLAYERS OF THE MODERN ERA, EXPLAINS TO DOMINIC BLISS WHY HE DESPERATELY MISSES THE THRILL OF MATCH PLAY
COACHING & INSTRUCTION
18 FORMER WORLD NO.3 AND BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION ANTHONY RICKETTS EXPLAINS WHY IN SQUASH, LIKE ANY OTHER SPORT, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
BUSINESS MATTERS
23 PRINCE OFFERS TOP-QUALITY PERFORMANCE SQUASH, TENNIS AND BADMINTON PRODUCTS WITH TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE REVOLUTIONISED ALL THREE SPORTS. THE LATEST PRINCE O3 AND SPEEDPORT EXO3 TECHNOLOGIES LOOK SET TO TAKE SQUASH RACKET PERFORMANCE TO NEW HEIGHTS
NICK MATTHEW WINS ISS CANARY
WHARF CLASSIC 25 NICK MATTHEW CONTINUED HIS CRUSADE TO THE COVETED WORLD NO.1 RANKING BY CLAIMING A MAIDEN ISS CANARY WHARF CLASSIC TITLE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE 12-10 6-11 13-11 11-3 WIN OVER FRENCHMAN GREGORY GAULTIER
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