The prestigious J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions 2024 got underway today in New York City across four different venues with 32 matches taking place to decide the round two match ups.
Event wildcards Caroline Fouts and Andrew Douglas scored big upsets against French duo Melissa Alves and Sebastien Bonmalais to reach the second round in New York for the first time in their careers.
18-year-old Fouts is ranked 50 places below Alves in the current PSA World Rankings but produced a mature performance against the experienced World No.20 to book her place in round two.
The American found herself 2-1 down in the contest but stuck to her aggressive, attacking style to constantly ask questions of Alves and force the Frenchwoman into many difficult situations. After levelling at 2-2, Fouts ran out to a 7-1 lead and didn’t take long to win the deciding game 11-3 and reach the second round of a Platinum event for the first time.
“It’s such a great experience,” said Fouts after her win.
“Last year I had a similar opportunity but I was really grateful to get through in a solid five game match today. I think this year I’ve had more opportunities in bigger events and I’ve learned a lot from the Challenger Tour events that I’ve played. I think I’ve really grown as a player.
“I had the chance to play in a home World Championships in Chicago last year and I’m just so hungry to be in these bigger events. I’m working hard to be in them on merit and more consistently too.”
Andrew Douglas is ranked 20 places below France’s Sebastien Bonmalais but after securing a 2-0 lead with a close 12-10 win in game two, the American went from strength to strength at the New York Athletic Club and closed out the match 3-0 to set up a meeting with defending champion Diego Elias in round two.
Egyptian duo Malak Khafagy and Yahya Elnawasany also scored upsets on day one as they overcame European duo Tesni Murphy (formerly Evans) and Nicolas Mueller at the Nicol Club and Harvard Club to progress.
Day two will see the top seeds enter the tournament with selected action now taking place on the iconic all glass court inside Grand Central Terminal. Glass court action will be available to watch live on SQUASHTV .
Results: J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2024 Men’s RD1
Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Rory Stewart (SCO) 3-1: 11-9, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9 (59m)
Ramit Tandon (IND) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 3-1: 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 (49m)
Iker Pajares (ESP) bt Farkas Balazs (HUN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 12-10 (47m)
Gregoire Marche (FRA) bt Leung Chi Hin Henry (HKG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (39m)
Faraz Khan (USA) bt Abdulla AL-Tamimi (QAT) 3-1: 11-9, 10-12, 11-3, 11-6 (35m)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 3-1: 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10 (46m)
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 3-1: 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (47m)
Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt Shahjahan Khan (USA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-2 (35m)
Greg Lobban (SCO) bt Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (39m)
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt David Baillargeon (CAN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (29m)
Nathan Lake (ENG) bt Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 3-1: 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (42m)
Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 3-1: 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8 (45m)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt Nicholas Spizzirri (USA) 3-1: 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4 (43m)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 3-1: 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 (43m)
Nick Wall (ENG) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-2 (18m)
[WC] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) 3-0: 11-5, 12-10, 11-5 (32m)
Results: J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2024 Women’s RD1
Tomato Ho (HKG) bt Emilia Soini (FIN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-2 (23m)
Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Tesni Murphy (WAL) 3-1: 13-11, 4-11, 11-2, 11-6 (40m)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt Ineta Hopton (LAT) 3-1: 11-9, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3 (31m)
Georgia Adderley (SCO) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 3-0: 13-11, 11-2, 11-6 (30m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Anna Serme (CZE) 3-0: 11-2, 11-4, 11-2 (16m)
Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Millie Tomlinson (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 (23m)
Nicole Bunyan (CAN) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (26m)
Hana Moataz (EGY) bt Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 3-1: 13-15, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7 (39m)
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt Salma Eltayeb (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 (39m)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Charlotte Pastel (USA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-0 (22m)
Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 3-1: 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5 (31m)
[WC] Caroline Fouts (USA) bt Melissa Alves (FRA) 3-2: 10-12, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3 (57m)
Emily Whitlock (WAL) bt Enora Villard (FRA) 3-1: 11-4, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4 (38m)
Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 3-2: 12-10, 8-11, 11-1, 11-13, 11-6 (42m)
Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Marie Stephan (FRA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-1 (22m)
Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (29m)
Draw: Men’s RD2 – to be played 18 January
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) v Omar Mosaad (EGY)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) v Ramit Tandon (IND)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) v Gregoire Marche (FRA)
Faraz Khan (USA) v [8] Tarek Momen (EGY)
[7] Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) v Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG)
Youssef Soliman (EGY) v Victor Crouin (FRA)
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) v Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
Eain Yow Ng (MAS) v [3] Paul Coll (NZL)
Draw: Women’s RD2 – to be played 18 January
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) v Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
Tomato Ho (HKG) v Malak Khafagy (EGY)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) v Georgia Adderley (SCO)
Farida Mohamed (EGY) v [8] Olivia Weaver (USA)
[5] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) v Salma Hany (EGY)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) v Hana Ramadan (EGY)
Satomi Watanabe (JPN) v Nicole Bunyan (CAN)
Hana Moataz (EGY) v [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
Draw: Men’s RD2 – to be played 19 January
[4] Mostafa Asal (EGY) v Patrick Rooney (ENG)
Greg Lobban (SCO) v Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)
Nathan Lake (ENG) v Mohamed Elsherbini (EGY)
Cesar Salazar (MEX) v [5] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG)
[6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) v Auguste Dussourd (FRA)
Fares Dessouky (EGY) v Miguel Rodriguez (COL)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) v Nick Wall (ENG)
[WC] Andrew Douglas (USA) v [2] Diego Elias (PER)
Draw: Women’s RD2 – to be played 19 January
[4] Nele Gilis (BEL) v Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
Rowan Elaraby (EGY) v Lucy Turmel (ENG)
Amina Orfi (EGY) v Nadine Shahin (EGY)
[WC] Caroline Fouts (USA) v [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL)
[6] Nour ElTayeb (EGY) v Emily Whitlock (WAL)
Sabrina Sobhy (USA) v Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS)
Zeina Mickawy (EGY) v Mariam Metwally (EGY)
Rachel Arnold (MAS) v [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY)
