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Elshorbagy roars in anger

MOHAMED Elshorbagy revealed his anger at the likely loss of the world No. 1 ranking with a blazing performance which brought timely revenge and a place in the quarterfinals of the British Open on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old Egyptian roared, lunged and contorted his body violently in the moment he earned a 12-10, 11-4, 11-7 win over Daryl Selby, a former British champion who beat him in a London tournament three months ago. But Elshorbagy’s fierce emotions were really about delivering a more committed performance than those which have failed to land him any titles in 2017, and which make winning the world’s oldest tournament for a third successive time this week even more important.

“I told my mother that this is my last day after being world No. 1 for the last 28 months,” Elshorbagy said. “It’s the first time since I came up that I am going back in the rankings. It’s a new time for me.

“It’s a completely different challenge. For the first time someone younger overtakes me. In a way I feel free, but at the same time it makes me feel the hunger again. I put more emotion into the way I am playing. I’m not angry with other people, I’m angry with myself. That’s the way I got to No. 1.”


 

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