Egyptian squash duo Ali Farag and Nour al-Sherbini won the Paris Open 2023, the first major tournament of the new squash season.
Sherbini defeated her compatriot Nouran Gohar, 3-1 while Wadi Degla player Ali Farag defeated Peruvian Diego Elias with the same result.
Sherbini now tops the world squash rankings after winning the title.
Elias had qualified for the final at the expense of English-Egyptian player Mohamed al-Shorbagy after winning three games.
Farag reached the final by defeating New Zealander Paul Coll by a score of 3-2.
Sherbini defeated England’s Georgina Kennedy, while Gohar qualified at the expense of US Amanda Sobhy.
