Simpson draws the 'Federer of squash'
CHRIS SIMPSON will be up against one of the legends of the game in the biggest squash tournament of them all today.
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Back in September, the Guernseyman (pictured) beat American Chris Gordon to qualify for the main draw of the Saudi PSA World Open - the highlight of the squash calendar with the biggest prize fund of all-time, $327,500, on offer.
His reward is a clash with the defending champion and number three seed Amr Shabana when the tournament gets under way at Sunset Beach Resort in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Khobar.
The Egyptian won the title in Kuwait last year, clinching his fourth world championship in seven years, becoming only the fourth person in history to claim four crowns.
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