Interviews

‘I try not to get hung up on food and sometimes you have to accept what’s available’ By GEOFF BEW – Squash Mad Health and Fitness Editor Squash is recognised as one of the world’s most physically gruelling sports – so imagine competing at the highest level on a vegan diet. You might consider it [...]

‘It feels nice and relaxed during the day, but then there’s the intensity of the matches at night’ By ELLIE MAWSON Defending champion Laura Massaro is looking forward to defending her title when the ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals light up the Emirates Golf Club this week from June 5-9. The two-time World Series [...]

‘It’s so special and I won’t feel under pressure’ By SEAN REUTHE France’s World No.5 Camille Serme is relishing a return to Dubai when the ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals takes place from June 5-9 at the Emirates Golf Club. The Frenchwoman has endured a frustrating season by her standards after a hugely successful [...]

‘I am so excited to be part of it’ says New Zealand’s golden girl By ELLIE MAWSON New Zealand’s World No.4 Joelle King is looking forward to competing in her first ever ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals when the tournament takes place at Dubai’s Emirates Golf Club from June 5-9. The Kiwi has enjoyed [...]

‘When I was a kid I dreamed of playing this tournament’ By ELLIE MAWSON Colombia’s World No.14 Miguel Angel Rodriguez cannot wait to return to Dubai when the ATCO PSA World Series Finals light up the Emirates Golf Club from June 5-9. The ‘Colombian Cannonball’ is currently in the form of his life after claiming [...]

‘I feel privileged to be among these guys and I know I need to start well’ By SEAN REUTHE Germany’s Simon Rösner is relishing a return to Dubai as the World No.6 heads to the emirate for the season-ending ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals between June 5-9, which will be contested by the world’s [...]

‘We all love playing in Dubai and I’m excited about the new venue’ By ELLIE MAWSON  Egypt’s World No.1 Nour El Sherbini has insisted there is no pressure on her ahead of the season-ending ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals which takes place June 5-9 at the Emirates Golf Club. The Egyptian, who finished top [...]

‘I’m back on track and taking it more seriously than ever’ By ELLIE MAWSON World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy is hungry to defend his title and finish a strong season on a high with victory at the season-ending ATCO PSA Dubai World Series Finals – with the lucrative tournament set to light up Dubai’s Emirates Golf [...]

Thoughts of gold and golf, with the British Open in between and a brave new world lying ahead Interview by ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Nick Matthew flew out with the England squad today to compete in his final Commonwealth Games, with his heart set on a third singles gold medal after triumphing in Glasgow [...]

‘We changed the name from Squash Swinger…’  By ROSANNA RADLINSKA – Squash Mad European Correspondent   While browsing Facebook I came across a fan page of Jorvik Squash Academy some time ago, and the video clips were not the usual video clips showing players repeating or demonstrating a certain technique (although I must admit that [...]

‘Beating my brother gave me a lot of confidence’ By SEAN REUTHE   World Championship runner-up Marwan ElShorbagy will return to the scene of one of his biggest ever victories on the PSA World Tour later this week when the Egyptian competes at the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust [...]

‘I’ll just keep working hard and see where it takes me’ By ALAN THATCHER, Squash Mad Editor Tesni Evans is already the highest-ranked female player from Wales in history, having reached a career-high position of 12 in the PSA World Tour list. Her gutsy approach to this immensely challenging sport, and her readiness to accept [...]

‘Change takes time – this was a step in the right direction’ By ELLIE MAWSON   American squash number one Olivia Blatchford, World No.13, has heaped praise on the organisers of last week’s Saudi PSA Women’s Squash Masters, the PSA World Tour squash event which made history by becoming the first ever professional women’s sports [...]

Look East to see the biggest growth in squash By ROSANNA RADLINSKA-TYMA – Squash Mad European Correspondent   The reason for checking the ESF junior events calendar since 2006 was simple – I was a mother of a teenage junior player and a junior player in the making. Right now, a teenage junior is an adult and [...]

‘If it helps just one person then it’s worth doing’ By NATHAN CLARKE   Former World No.1 Rachael Grinham and former World No.2 Jenny Duncalf have become the first active professional squash players to openly identify themselves as gay, with the pair exclusively revealing their romantic relationship to U.S. Squash Magazine in a move that [...]