Interviews
Interviews
Mohamed ElShorbagy: ‘When we played it was war, now Gaultier can take me to top’
Mohamed ElShorbagy is rattling off the opening five Platinum events on the PSA tour. He notes that in the past these were titles shared...
Interviews
Wales No.1 Joel Makin: ‘I want to be beating the world’s best’
Joel Makin is ready to add to the late-blooming big trophy winners of the past. After putting a bumpy period behind him when illness...
Growing the game
‘Squash has taken Singapore to a world standard – We need new courts’
Squash Mad speaks to former Singapore No.1 on players of yesteryear and the future of the sport on the sovereign island
Zainal Abidin, a multiple...
Interviews
World Squash Officiating denies referees told to avoid ‘yes lets’
Lee Drew says there is a “misconception” among players that squash officials have been instructed to avoid awarding lets on the PSA World Tour.
A...
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Greg Gaultier on Nour El Sherbini, Prague and chasing British Open titles
Greg Gaultier says that Nour El Sherbini’s priority for the second-half of the season will be to claim a fourth British Open squash title.
In...
Interviews
Mostafa Asal: I don’t want squash played by pro dancers in silence
In January, Mostafa Asal became the youngest man since Jansher Khan in 1988 to become World No.1. Now in the second part of his...
Interviews
Mohamed ElShorbagy’s key role with England youngsters revealed
National coach David Campion has revealed the strong influence Mohamed ElShorbagy is exerting on England’s up and coming crop of players.
Former world no.1 ElShorbagy...
Interviews
Mostafa Asal takes swipe at ‘jealous’, ‘aggressive’ fellow squash tour pros
Egypt’s Mostafa Asal has broken his silence on the circumstances which propelled him to the World No.1 ranking he so cherished, as he lambasted...
Interviews
Victor Crouin: ‘Mostafa Asal has responsibilities as our new World No.1’
Victor Crouin says Mostafa Asal must face up to his responsibilities as squash’s new world No.1 and be a good role model to aspiring...
Interviews
“There was a loud crack – I immediately knew it was bad….”
Lisa Aitken has told Squash Mad the heart-wrenching story of the gruesome knee injury she sustained at the Women’s World Team Championship in Cairo...
Interviews
Ben Ford: ‘Gina Kennedy’s best squash still to come in 2023’
English coach Ben Ford has issued a six out of 10 report card for Gina Kennedy’s Tournament of Champions campaign, while giving his assessment...
Commonwealth Games
Mike Harris: ‘My quest to save squash left me scarred and miserable’
The immensely popular Mike Harris - AKA ‘Mr Squash’ - has opened up to Squash Mad about the toll last year took on his...
Interviews
How Mostafa Asal can stay as world squash No 1 – Jansher Khan
Earlier this month, Mostafa Asal became the third youngest male player to become world No.1 in the professional era, beaten to the punch only...
Interviews
ToC squash 2023: Pat Rooney to block out noise against Mostafa Asal
Pat Rooney has admitted that he is determined to “block out the noise” when he faces newly-crowned world squash No.1 Mostafa Asal in the...
Interviews
Marwan ElShorbagy exclusive: “Every single rule was broken” in infamous Mostafa Asal battle
Marwan ElShorbagy has broken the ‘official’ post-match silence that has echoed around squash following his tumultuous Houston Open semi-final against Mostafa Asal.
In another Squash...
Interviews
From suspensions and overworking, the lessons Mostafa Asal has learned
INTERVIEW: Squash Mad speaks to the young Egyptian on the cusp of taking PSA top spot - with a message to rival coaches
Mostafa Asal...
Growing the game
“Don’t listen to the doom-mongers – US squash is in rude health”
Robert Gibralter – pioneer of the famous steel squash court in New York and recently appointed Director of Growth at the Squash and Education...
Interviews
Nele Gilis: Life on tour is tough, especially going on court straight after watching your top-seed boyfriend lose
Belgian star Nele Gilis is currently on a months-long tour away from her European base. The 26-year-old left the Netherlands in mid-October and won’t...
Interviews
Ali Farag on 2022: “Elation and frustration… and I’ve still not played my best squash’
In part two of his end-of-year exclusive with Squash Mad, world champion Ali Farag looks back on his 2022 highlights and tells us of...
Interviews
Hania El Hammamy exclusive: “I can end the season as world no.1”
In part two of a wide-ranging interview with RJ Mitchell, Egypt's Hania El Hammamy looks back at her 2022 highlights and reveals her focus...
Interviews
England star Finnlay Withington won’t temper his attacking instincts
Interview by Mike Dale
England’s brightest young talent Finnlay Withington insists he won’t compromise his all-out attacking style as he begins his career in the...
Interviews
Ali Farag Exclusive: World champion reveals the pain and uncertainty surrounding his knee injury
‘I need to change my movement and strengthen my injured leg, but that won’t happen overnight so I can’t plan a timetable for my...
Interviews
Double Interview: Camille Serme and Coline Aumard come out of retirement to play for France
By JEROME ELHAIK (Squash Mad Correspondent)
France’s Camille Serme and Coline Aumard will pull on their country's jersey once more at the Women’s World Team...
Interviews
Gaultier on Hong Kong: With the injury list mounting, coach says Mohamed ElShorbagy is looking ‘confident and complete’ again
‘Mo deserves all the credit, I am just advising and being supportive’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
GREGORY GAULTIER is backing his star...
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How top coach Rodney Martin has made Marwan ElShorbagy hungry for success once again
Aussie ace’s tiny tweaks in technique have seen Marwan hitting the ball cleaner and building belief and confidence
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad...
Interviews
‘I’m playing my best squash ever,’ says Eain Yow as he sinks Saurav Ghosal at Singapore Open
By ROD GILMOUR (Squash Mad Correspondent in Singapore)
“With PSA they know how to make a draw,” joked Ng Eain Yow on the opening day...
Interviews
Rory Stewart: Career-best win over James Willstrop breeds belief and confidence for Scotland’s new No.2
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
RORY STEWART reckons that his career best win against former world No.1 James Willstrop has provided him...
Interviews
Exclusive – Inside the mind of Mostafa Asal: ‘I have sorted out my footwork issues and my target is to be world number one’
‘If the US Open was my darkest day then winning the Grasshopper was my brightest moment’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
In part...
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Exclusive Interview: Mostafa Asal accuses rivals of using his reputation to con refs to win cheap points
‘Squash should punish players with cards for simulation,’ says football fan Asal
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Mostafa Asal is the biggest box...
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Rob Owen: ‘I enjoyed working with Joel Makin but he’d probably be a better player if he’d stayed with me’
By MIKE DALE (Squash Mad Correspondent)
Top coach Rob Owen has lifted the lid on his split from former protégé Joel Makin and claimed he...
Interviews
Exclusive: Laura Massaro reveals how she chatted with Princess Anne as she received her MBE at Windsor Castle
‘We had a good old chinwag as HRH asked me lots of questions about squash’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
BY any standard...
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Exclusive: Golden girl Gina Kennedy reveals the health nightmare she has suffered since winning Commonwealth Games title
‘I couldn’t get out of bed for a week and playing in Egypt was a very bad decision’
EXCLUSIVE by MIKE DALE (Squash Mad Correspondent)
England’s...
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Exclusive Interview: Lucas Serme opens up about the moment the squash world held its breath as he was hit in the head by a...
‘He should not have hit the ball, but he waited with me until the ambulance arrived and apologised again’
EXCLUSIVE by JEROME ELHAIK (Squash Mad France...
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Exclusive Interview: Fierce rivalry at the top of the women’s game is good for the sport says Nouran Gohar’s coach Rodney Martin
‘Nouran is now 100 per cent healthy and will develop her game through this season’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by RJ MITCHELL
IN the first part of an...
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Geoff Hunt Exclusive: US Open will be exciting and wide open with so many potential winners
‘Covid allowed players to take stock and they have all come back looking much stronger’
By RJ MITCHELL (Squash Mad Correspondent)
GEOFF HUNT believes that this...
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‘Aussie Open could be my last PSA event,’ says Donna Lobban as she takes up Heriot-Watt head coach role
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by MIKE DALE
Donna Lobban says this month’s Australian Open could be her last PSA World Tour event after she began a...
Interviews
Shawn Delierre Part 2: Working night shifts in a hospital and training during the day gives me a perfect life balance
‘I have some bad vices in my life but I can get the demons out of my system by going on to the squash...
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Exclusive: How Canadian ace Shawn Delierre swapped squash for helping the health service during lockdown
‘I saw death first-hand, witnessing countless people depart the planet on my watch’
EXCLUSIVE by ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Some of my happiest squash adventures...
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Exclusive Interview: Nele Gilis talks about the joy of winning and the constant quest for improvement
INTERVIEW by MIKE DALE
Squash Mad caught up with Nele Gilis on her return from the CIB Egyptian Open to talk about her fabulous victory...
Interviews
Tech Week: Liz Irving breaks new ground with the SquashLab App, helping players, coaches, clubs and federations to connect and improve
By ALAN THATCHER (Squash Mad Editor)
Liz Irving has poured a lifetime of energy into squash. While reaching a highest ranking of two in the...