<p>Ghosal, the seven-time national champion, also avenged his loss to Illingworth in August at the World Team squash championship in Germany. The 29th-ranked Indian overcame the tight first game against the American before racing away in 42 minutes. <br /><br />The two were locked 10-10 before Ghosal came up with a deft drop which was followed by a superb backhand to go up by a game. Illingworth, upset over a few calls, however, let it migrate to his game and made a stream of errors even as Ghosal gained in confidence.<br /><br />The Indian teased Illingworth, ranked 28th, with his angles and clever change of pace with the American managing to eke out only six points in the remaining two games.<br /><br />Ghosal said he could not have asked for a better start. “I had lost to him in the World event, so it feels good to beat him 3-0. Winning the first game gave me the impetus. I started the second game solid getting off to a 5-1 start and that made the difference. I did pretty well to put him under the pressure throughout,” Ghosal said.<br /><br />Ghosal is next up against World No 7 and fifth seed Peter Barker of England, who dispatched Olli Tuominen of Finland 11-4, 11-4, 11-1 in just 25 minutes, against whom he lost in the Commonwealth Games last year. “I hope to do better this time around,” Ghosal said. “He has a solid play and that is why he is world no 7. I have to raise my game to win,” Ghosal added.<br /><br />In another match, top seed Ramy Ashour of Egypt overcame a nervy start to win 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9 against Nafizwan Adnan of Malaysia in an encounter that lasted just 42 minutes. “I was not very confident in the beginning because I am retuning from a two month injury break. There was a lot going into my head. He (Adnan) played very good first game. I am glad to pull it off,” Ashour said.<br />Third seed James Wilstrop of England, too, had to rally from a game down before winning 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.<br /><br />Results (first-round): Alister Walker (Bot) bt Alan Clyne (Sco) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Peter Barkar (Eng) bt Olli Touminen (Fin) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1; Simon Rosner (Ger) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; Daryl Selby (Eng) bt Mohammed Abbas (Egy) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9; Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Julian Illingworth (USA) 12-10, 11-4, 11-2; Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt Nafizwan Adnan (Mal) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; James Wilstrop (Eng) bt Nicolas Mueller (Swi) 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5; Cameron Pilley (Aus) bt Jonathan Kemp (Eng) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 13-11.</p>
<p>Ghosal, the seven-time national champion, also avenged his loss to Illingworth in August at the World Team squash championship in Germany. The 29th-ranked Indian overcame the tight first game against the American before racing away in 42 minutes. <br /><br />The two were locked 10-10 before Ghosal came up with a deft drop which was followed by a superb backhand to go up by a game. Illingworth, upset over a few calls, however, let it migrate to his game and made a stream of errors even as Ghosal gained in confidence.<br /><br />The Indian teased Illingworth, ranked 28th, with his angles and clever change of pace with the American managing to eke out only six points in the remaining two games.<br /><br />Ghosal said he could not have asked for a better start. “I had lost to him in the World event, so it feels good to beat him 3-0. Winning the first game gave me the impetus. I started the second game solid getting off to a 5-1 start and that made the difference. I did pretty well to put him under the pressure throughout,” Ghosal said.<br /><br />Ghosal is next up against World No 7 and fifth seed Peter Barker of England, who dispatched Olli Tuominen of Finland 11-4, 11-4, 11-1 in just 25 minutes, against whom he lost in the Commonwealth Games last year. “I hope to do better this time around,” Ghosal said. “He has a solid play and that is why he is world no 7. I have to raise my game to win,” Ghosal added.<br /><br />In another match, top seed Ramy Ashour of Egypt overcame a nervy start to win 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9 against Nafizwan Adnan of Malaysia in an encounter that lasted just 42 minutes. “I was not very confident in the beginning because I am retuning from a two month injury break. There was a lot going into my head. He (Adnan) played very good first game. I am glad to pull it off,” Ashour said.<br />Third seed James Wilstrop of England, too, had to rally from a game down before winning 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.<br /><br />Results (first-round): Alister Walker (Bot) bt Alan Clyne (Sco) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Peter Barkar (Eng) bt Olli Touminen (Fin) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1; Simon Rosner (Ger) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; Daryl Selby (Eng) bt Mohammed Abbas (Egy) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9; Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Julian Illingworth (USA) 12-10, 11-4, 11-2; Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt Nafizwan Adnan (Mal) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; James Wilstrop (Eng) bt Nicolas Mueller (Swi) 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5; Cameron Pilley (Aus) bt Jonathan Kemp (Eng) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 13-11.</p>
