[20] Kareem El Torkey (EGY) 3-0 [6] Victor Crouin (FRA) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (44m)
Kareem
To be completely honest, there is NOTHING inside my head. Except that I just won.
You know, when I won, I didn’t actually realised I won. Until… now.
I feel completely amazing, there is just this very proud belief in myself, my family and my coach. It’s hard to explain.
I think the secret is that I just followed orders! I just strictly did what my coach, Omar Mosaad, told me to do. It stayed solid, in my game. And that took the pressure away in a way. Not having to think too much and just following the orders I was given is what made me win today.
Today I found my attacking shots. Some days, it’s not there. But today, it was. You try and adapt to your opponent’s game
Very happy things went very smooth today, my shots were very smooth, I didn’t think too much inside the court, just shot by shot, point by shot, didn’t think about the end result. One shot at a time. One point at a time.
I enjoy playing in Egypt, to be honest, because you don’t get on an airplane and change your food and your sleeping habits. It feels pretty comfortable for me, and I think that’s why my performance here in Egypt is very high.
“I didn’t think of my opponent today as a higher seed. I just thought that he’s another opponent and I’m here to play my squash, I’m here to win. I didn’t think about him being one of the top five or top six players, and I think that’s why I got through today and played some very smooth squash.”
