RESULTS:  US Open Squash Championship, New York, USA

Final:

[6] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [5] James Willstrop (ENG)  11-7, 11-4, 11-7 (54m)

Nick Matthew produced a devastating display of squash to overcome fellow Englishman James Willstrop in the final of the US Open to claim his first PSA Super Series title - and the biggest prize of his career - at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

The triumph - marking his sixth PSA Tour title - follows last month's disappointment of surrendering the British Open crown he won for the first time in 2006.

The 27-year-old from Sheffield in Yorkshire made his 'Big Apple' breakthrough when he defeated the sport's newest star Ramy Ashour - the 20-year-old world number two from Egypt who has won five PSA Tour titles this year - in the semi-finals.

The sixth seed's stunning semi-final victory took 69 minutes, whilst Willstrop battled for 98 to overcome Egypt's Karim Darwish in the other semi - 24 hours after upsetting Gregory Gaultier, the defending champion and newly-crowned British Open champion, in a 76-minute marathon!

But Matthew was too strong for fellow Yorkshireman Willstrop in the final of the $120,000 event, winning 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 in 54 minutes.

"Nick was absolutely outstanding tonight," Willstrop told www.squashsite.co.uk.  "I've played him on so many occasions, and I've never seen him play so well.  He was just far too good, and I couldn't do anything against him.  No excuses.

"He was a man on top of his form.  I wanted to win this tournament, but he deserves it because he has made himself into a world class athlete," added the 24-year-old from Leeds, who is himself enjoying a resurgence of form - last month winning his seventh PSA Tour title at the Prince English Grand Prix.

"He put me under constant pressure and got onto every single shot.  He's a great student of the game, and his training has made him able to play three tough matches in a row, and I need to work up to that level.  I am very pleased, but I just didn't have enough tonight," concluded Willstrop.

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RESULTS:        US Open Squash Championship, New York, USA

1st round:

[12] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) bt [Q] Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-10 (5-3), 11-4, 11-5 (51m)

[6] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 11-1 (37m)

[9] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [Q] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-1 (75m)

[4] Thierry Lincou (FRA) bt [Q] Alister Walker (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (55m)

[11] Lee Beachill (ENG) bt Ong Beng Hee (MAS)  11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (54m)

[Q] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [7] John White (SCO) 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-3, 11-10 (2-0) (58m)

[16] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (37m)

[2] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt [Q] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (34m)

Egyptian qualifier Omar Mosaad claimed the only upset in the first round of the US Open when he defeated seventh seed John White in the PSA Super Series Platinum squash event which is being staged in New York City for the first time since 1991.

White, the US-based Scot who is making his first appearance on the PSA Tour since May after recovering from a ham string injury, took the opening game.  But the 19-year-old from Cairo, in his first appearance in the event, fought back to beat the hard-hitting 34-year-old 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-3, 11-10 (2-0) in 58 minutes.

Mosaad will now face another Briton Lee Beachill, the 11^th seed from England who beat Malaysia's Ong Beng Hee 11-7, 11-6, 11-7.

Egypt's second seed Ramy Ashour celebrated his 20^th birthday in appropriate style by taking his expected place in the last sixteen after defeating Australian qualifier Scott Arnold 11-8, 11-5, 11-7.

The sport's newest star, who missed last month's British Open in order to focus on the New York event, will now take on 16^th seed Olli Tuominen after the Finn despatched English qualifier Jonathan Kemp 11-6, 11-4, 11-8.

There were mixed fortunes for the Ashour family when Ramy's older brother Hisham Mohd Ashour went down 11-8, 11-9, 11-1 to sixth seed Nick Matthew.  The Englishman will now meet a further Egyptian in the second round following the 11-10 (5-3), 11-4, 11-5 victory by 12^th seed Mohammed Abbas over English qualifier Joey Barrington.

2nd round line-up:

[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [13] Peter Barker (ENG)

[8] Wael El Hindi (EGY) v [10] Karim Darwish (EGY)

[3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [14] Adrian Grant (ENG)

[5] James Willstrop (ENG) v [15] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS)

[6] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [12] Mohammed Abbas (EGY)

[4] Thierry Lincou (FRA) v [9] Stewart Boswell (AUS)

[Q] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v [11] Lee Beachill (ENG)

[2] Ramy Ashour (EGY) v [16] Olli Tuominen (FIN)