Teen Star Orfi Ousts No2 Seed Gilis To Reach Australian Open Final

Teen squash sensation Amina Orfi took another step towards the summit of the game as the 17-year-old knocked out world No.5 Tinne Gilis in front of 1,000 fans at South Bank Piazza in Brisbane to set up an Easy Times Brewing Co Squash Australian Open final against top seed Olivia Weaver of the USA.

The men's final, meanwhile, will be contested by New Zealand's Paul Coll and Egypt's Karim Gawad after the Kiwi top seed came back from a game down to beat Marwan ElShorbagy and 2016 world champion Gawad ended the run of tournament surprise package Auguste Dussourd.

Orfi is regarded as one of squash's most exciting young talents in a generation, with the Egyptian already reaching world No.6, winning seven PSA titles as well as becoming the first player in history to win three consecutive World Junior Championships.

The teen's threat was on clear display tonight, with the Egyptian ice cold on a humid court as she edged into a 2/0 lead through 11-8, 11-9 wins.

Any hopes of a Gilis comeback were brutally snuffed out by Orfi in game three, with the Egyptian crushing the Belgian 11-3 to record a win that will see her leapfrog Gilis into the world No.5 position in next week's PSA rankings.

Afterwards, Orfi said: "She doesn't give up, our last two matches were 3/2 and 3/2, with 11-9 in the fifth. I knew I had to use the court to my advantage. I can't wait until tomorrow and hopefully I can win the title!"

Her opponent tomorrow will be US No.1 Olivia Weaver after the world No.4 fought back from a game down to beat Egyptian No.4 seed Rowan Elaraby 3/1.

Weaver wasn't the only top seed to come back from a game down, with New Zealand's Paul Coll also having to do things the hard way against English No.3 seed Marwan ElShorbagy.

Just one week ago, the pair squared off in Christchurch as Coll won the New Zealand Open on home court with a 3/1 win.

This was another hard-fought clash, with ElShorbagy saving a game ball in the first game as he deservedly took the opener 13-11.

Coll, however, battled back, twisting ElShorbagy left and right on the sweat-covered court to fire back with 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 wins to wrap up mammoth 75-minute match.

Standing between Coll and a second title in a week is fellow former world No.1 and 2016 world champion Karim Gawad, after the Egyptian battled through an uneven performance to record a 3/1 victory over Auguste Dussourd, the Frenchman who was playing in a Gold-level semi-final for the first time after edging past Bernat Jaume 24 hours earlier.