Surf’s Up for Walker
When Chris Walker made his spectacular run to the finals of the British Open as a qualifier in 2001, while knocking on the door of his 34th birthday, one might expect that he’d sit...
When the Warm-Up Gets Hot
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
I am constantly astonished at the amount of correspondence I receive on the topic of the warm-up. All the communications have the same theme: What can I...
Match and Tournament Etiquette
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Ifyou enter a tournament, you are committed for the whole weekend. Don’t organize other events that you are committed to attending. It doesn’t matter whether it’s...
Double Your Pleasure: Stringing for Hardball Doubles
By Steve Crandall
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Ashaway Racket Strings
One of the most gratifying things to watch in squash over the past few years has been the dynamic resurgence of hardball doubles. The only racquet...
Sisterly History
By Richard Eaton
Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com
Probably only Venus and Serena Williams, the two most iconic females in world sport, have achieved what Rachael and Natalie Grinham did when the sisters played each other in...
Howe Cup 2007
By Beth Rasin
Photos by Beth Rasin and Chris Smith
"Babies and knee braces,” said Bridget DiBonaventura as she surveyed the bustling activity, including numerous children clambering across the bleachers, across the 13 courts at Harvard’s...
He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins The World’s Greatest Squash Collection
By James Zug
Photos courtesy of Bert Armstrong
Looking for an old book? How about a British Open racquet from Geoff Hunt? A Johnny Skillman letter? A Sarah Fitz-Gerald stamp? A1907 squash salt trophy?
Go to Melbourne....
Butt Doubles
By Fred Hill
With a wrecking ball hovering in the wings, what may have been the last hardball doubles tournament in Maine concluded on a gorgeous Indian summer weekend with competitive matches in all three...
SL Merritt Properties
The 2007 Merritt Properties Open drew a number of top-ranked international professionals and countless squash enthusiasts. On October 9, 2007 the Merritt Properties Open Qualifier athletes began wandering to the courts at Merritt Athletic...
The Atlanta Masters
By Andre Maur
The Atlanta Masters was a total sell out and not even a seat was available for the final between the current World No. 1 Amr Shabana from Egypt against the former World...