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CONTENTS ROWE BRITISH GRAND PRIX -
Front Cover Alister Walker, World No.12
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MANCHESTER 2010 05 THE ROWE BRITISH OPEN GRAND PRIX, EUROPE’S BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP, WILL BE STAGED IN MANCHESTER AT THE NATIONAL SQUASH CENTRE FROM THE 15TH TO 20TH SEPTEMBER AND PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EAGERLY CONTESTED EVENTS ON THE PSA WORLD TOUR IN 2010
NICK MATTHEW: THE SPECIAL ONE 06 VICTORIES AND DEFEATS ARE THE CURRENCY BY WHICH THE RECENTLY CROWNED WORLD NO.1 NICK MATTHEW LIVES, AND WHILST MANY HAVE ADMIRED HIS DEDICATION AND WORK ETHIC, VERY FEW HAVE SHARED THE PLAYER’S BELIEF THAT HE WOULD ONE DAY ACHIEVE HIS DREAM OF BEING THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD
RACKET REVIEW 9 BLACK KNIGHT, DUNLOP, HARROW, HEAD, KARAKAL, PRINCE AND TECNIFIBRE SQUASH RACKETS REVIEWED
ENGLISH EFFICIENCY, JAMES WILLSTROP:
EGYPTIAN ELEGANCE? 13 ENGLISH AND EGYPTIAN PLAYERS CURRENTLY DOMINATE THE MEN’S WORLD RANKINGS. WORLD NO.12 ALISTER WALKER DISCUSSES THE DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH AND STYLE BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS
HARDLY LOST FOR WORDS 19 JAMES WILLSTROP SHARES HIS IDEAS WITH DOMINIC BLISS ON HOW SQUASH NEEDS TO EMBRACE A BIT OF GLAMOUR IN ORDER TO GROW AS A SPORT
Q&A DAVID PALMER 23 AUSTRALIA’S DAVID PALMER TALKS TO INTERNATIONAL SQUASH MAGAZINE
BUSINESS MATTERS: GOODE SPORT 27 PARTNER AT GOOD SPORT, THE UK DISTRIBUTOR FOR ASHAWAY AND BLACK KNIGHT EXPLAINS THE SUCCESS BEHIND THE BRANDS AND PROVIDES AN INSIGHT IN TO WHAT NEW PRODUCTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NEW SEASON
NICK MATTHEW WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN
29 WORLD NO.1 NICK MATTHEW DEFEATED RAMY ASHOUR TO CLAIM HIS MAIDEN AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE AND WORLD TOUR RANKINGS AT A GLANCE
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