Grace Gear win Scottish Squash Open 2023 in Inverness

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00:00 Grace, congratulations, Scottish squash Open 2023 champion and did it in quite

00:05 emphatic fashion as well, I'm delighted with your performance.

00:08 Yeah I am definitely, to come up in three against a dangerous player like Asia where she was

00:12 coming back in the third, I'm really happy to not let her get back into it.

00:17 Across the tournament you had to do it the hard way, you were up against some

00:20 top Egyptian opposition, how was the draw for you?

00:23 Yeah it was a tough draw, there were lots of players that I hadn't really played before

00:29 and yeah I just had to dig deep in each match and play one match at a time, I didn't really

00:34 think about the route to the final or the next round really, so yeah one match at a time.

00:40 The last time you were down in Vironess you finished runner-up to a Commonwealth Old Medalist

00:44 and how important was it for you just to go one better this year?

00:48 Yeah it means a lot, just to get an advertisement was incredible and to do it here where I've

00:54 had good performances in the past, I'm really happy.

00:59 What's the target for you now for the rest of the season, what do you hope to achieve in 2023?

01:03 I want to hit the top 50 mark and then keep pushing on from there, just keep getting further

01:10 in tournaments, get some wins on the World Tour and just keep pushing the ranking up.

01:16 Excellent, well congratulations.