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Today from the Event : 2007 - Dunlop British Open - Manchester

Gregory Gaultier & Rachael Grinham Win British Open Titles

Men's Final: [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [4] Thierry Lincou (FRA) 11-4, 10-11(0-2), 11-6, 11-3

Women's Final: [3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [1] Nicol David (MAS) 7-9, 4-9, 9-3, 10-8, 9-1

It took Nicol David a week before she could talk publicly about her defeat. It’s a devastating experience when you are the hope of multi-millions, reach match point, and suffer one of the most dramatic British Open defeats in its 75-year history.

Only five Englishmen survived the first day of men's qualifying action in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007, and two did so after receiving byes when three players failed to make the deadline after being held up in traffic on the way to the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

A trio of Englishmen - Jonathan Kemp, Stacey Ross and Daryl Selby - boosted domestic chances of success in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 after coming through the men's qualifying finals of the world-famous event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

England's Nick Matthew successfully began the defence of his men's title in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 with a straight games win over compatriot Daryl Selby in the first round of the world-famous event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

Essex's Peter Barker ensured that there will be English interest in all but one of the quarter-finals in the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007 after pulling off an impressive upset over No7 seed Wael El Hindi in the second round of the world-renowned event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

England's defending champion Nick Matthew crashed out of the Dunlop British Open Squash Championships - Manchester 2007, leaving Tania Bailey to lead a soleEnglish challenge into the semi-finals of the world-renowned event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester.

For the first time in the event's 77-year history, the British Open Squash Championships will climax in an all-French men's final, after Gregory Gaultier and Thierry Lincou both upset higher-ranked opponents in the semi-finals of the Dunlop-sponsored event at the National Squash Centre at Sportcity in Manchester

Today from the Event : 2007 - Dunlop British Open - Manchester

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