Le Roux wins 10th tour title

It was disappointing outcome for Coleman, after the sixth seed from Essex scored one of the best wins of his life when he upset second-seeded Malaysian Ivan Yuen 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 in the semi-finals.

The 105-minute battle proved to be his longest-ever win on the Tour but Coleman was denied his first title triumph.

The experienced United Kingdom-based Le Roux was marking his 15th Tour final appearance and his second of the year.

Despite surviving an energy-sapping 115-minute semi-final 24 hours earlier against Australia’s number-three seed Rex Hedrick, top seed Le Roux had plenty in reserve to dispatch Coleman 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 in 62 minutes to notch up his tenth Tour title.

“I’m really happy to have won the tournament,” the Cape Town-born Le Roux said.

“It’s been a hard week … and a lot of it was more mentally tiring than physical.

“It was hard because I had to be prepared for a long match every time I went on court so, from that point of view, I’m even more happy. I feel I’ve played solid squash all through the week and am pleased to get rewarded for it.”

– Sapa