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Round 1: Alison beat Tenille Swartz
11/4, 11/4, 11/7 (3-0)
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“Well after Canberra we went to Melbourne for four days for a doubles competition. It was great to play some of the other teams that are going to be competing at the CWG and was good to get some extra practice in as well. Round 1: Alison beat Birgit Coufal
Last 16: Alison beat Isabelle Stoehr “In Canberra now and it’s a 32 draw at this event. I played Birgit Coufal yesterday and then Isabelle Stoher today and won 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. Good to be in the quarter finals now and at last we move onto the glass court. The court is set up in a convention centre, just downstairs from our hotel and it is a really good venue and has been getting some good crowds already. I think the weekend is sold out with over 1500 tickets sold per day so this is great news. Temperatures have dropped tonight and it was freezing walking out to dinner tonight. Missing the English summer!” – Alison
1/4 Finals: Alison beat Jaclyn Hawkes Semi Finals: Alison beat Rachael Grinham Final: Alison lost to Madeline Perry “Well a good tournament in Canberra though it would have been nice to get the win in today. Hard to take when you lose 13-11 in the 5th especially with 2 match balls as well. Mads played well though and I think it was a good final. Had a slowish start and I think my semis match yesterday was still in the legs a bit! I managed to up the pace in the 3rd and 4th and then the 5th was just a battle really. We were both getting tired and were hanging in there really. Was pretty exciting and that’s why squash is the best sport because its full of dramas and there are such highs and lows but even when you lose, it hurts but you still love the game! We are off to Melbourne tomorrow for a doubles event starting Tuesday. This is in preparation for the Commonwealth Games so am looking forward to that” - Alison
. I’m in Melbourne at the moment staying at Sarah Fitz’s. Staying here till Sunday before moving to Canberra for the tournament starting next week. Having a good time so far and there are lots of people to hit with and so just been training for the last few days. Pretty cold here as it is winter time now so bit of a shock after the hot weather in KL and Singapore.  Round 1: Alison beat Rebecca Chiu 3-0
[11/2, 11/6, 11/9] – 26 minutes
“Good to get started in Singapore after a few days settling in and practicing after KL. Good match with Rebecca Chiu last night and pleased to win in 3. She is a tricky player and plays some really nice short shots so I couldn’t let up during the match and tried to keep the pressure on.
Semi Finals: Alison beat Racheal Grinham 3-2 “Tough match last night with Rach. She played really well and whenever my length wasn’t good enough she would punish it by putting in some great drops from the back that made me work hard. Had two match balls in the 4th so was pleased to come out strongly in the 5th and managed to get a good lead and this was important. Excited to be in the final vs Nicol and there should be a good crowd watching later… all supporting me of course…!! hmmm…..! - Alison
“Tight Tight match with Nicol and i think the first game was about 27 mins which is the longest game i have ever played. So it would have been a good one to have won and unfortunately Nicol took it 18/16. The next two games were neck and neck and I had a gameball in the 3rd which I again didn’t convert. Tough match and think we were both pretty tired at the end. Having a few days break now in Hong Kong with Pete so I’m looking forward to that. Then it’s off to Melbourne for some training at Sarah Fitzs then Canberra starts on the 11th August, so after a bit of a rest I will start preparing for that.
Looking forward to going to Australia. Not been there since 4 years ago
for the Commonwealth Games so it will bring back many memories” - Alison  Round 1: Enjoyed a good game with Tan last night, i lost to her here 2 years ago and i know Tan is a tough competitor and has been playing well recently so i knew it could be a tough match.
‘I have had some battles with Omneya so i knew it was going to be tough. I had a set game plan going into the match and i felt i stuck to it well. I was hitting a good length and i think this was the key as it kept me in front of her. She is so skilful at the front of the court that i had to try and keep in front of her throughout. I play Nicol now tonight in the semis, so i’m looking forward to that and really enjoying our time here in KL’ – Alison
Alison lost to Nicol David 1-3 [12/14, 10/12, 11/6, 7/11] ‘Great match last night and frustrating as I had game balls in the 1st and 2nd games. I felt I was with Nicol throughout the whole match and there were just a few shots in it really. She plays really well when she is down in a game and just keeps it really steady. It was pleasing as my fitness felt good and hopefully next time i can push on that bit further. We go to Singapore tomorrow so am getting ready for the next tournament now, where we start playing on Wednesday. Today I’m having a light hit to get the body moving and then definitely a massage later and then supporting Jen in the final later’ - Alison
This picture was sent to me and was spotted on the Tube by my good buddy The text from Jen read……..’ Haha look what i’m sat opposite! Might have to
change seats!!…. (Cheers Jen..!) I’m sponsored by Vitabiotics and i use Jointace sport and also use a few
of there other products.. As the advert says ‘Push yourself, not your joints’..
Tuesday 4th May 2010
Alison’s ‘Premier Squash League’ Team, Surry Health & Rackets beats Esporta Oxford 3-2 Surrey H&R 3-2 Esporta Oxford Adrian Waller 3-0 Anthony Graham
29th-31st March 2010
Rnd 1: Alison Waters beat Delia Arnold 1/4 Finals: Alison Waters beat Samantha Teran 1/2 Finals: Alison Waters lost to Nicol David ‘I’m back from Malaysia. I had two tough matches winning both 3-2 to reach Nicol in the semis where i went down 3-0. I have been struggling with an achilles injury so i was happy to have reached the semis but Nicol was just another step too far really. Its back to some good training now for 3 weeks and we also have a big . |
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