Egypt’s Youssef Ibrahim and Fayrouz Abouelkheir will make their debuts in the Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championships quarterfinals after second round wins Monday night, October 21, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
Monday night saw the top half of the second round play out on both glass courts as more than 400 spectators packed into the Specter Center.
The eight second round matches saw all six seeded players advance in three games, including Team USA’s Olivia Weaver who recorded a decisive win over England’s Katie Malliff to the enjoyment of a group from her high school alma mater, Germantown Friends School.
Weaver will make her third career U.S. Open quarterfinal appearance on Wednesday night against the eighteen-year-old Abouelkheir. The Egyptian world No. 13 upset England’s world No. 6 Georgina Kennedy in the first round, and on Monday defeated England’s world No. 17 Sarah-Jane Perry for the third time in 2024, 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8 in forty-four minutes.
Like Abouelkheir, Ibrahim upset the world No. 6 in the first round and in the final match of the day dispatch compatriot Youssef Soliman for the first time in his career to set up a quarterfinal against world No. 1 Ali Farag.
Tuesday will see the completion of the second round with matches starting at 5pm ET.
Tickets are available on usopensquash.com/tickets. Watch live coverage on squash.tv.