An in-form Greg Gaultier just steamrolled his good friend Wael El Hindi 11-5, 11-8, 11-1 in 45 minutes to set up a semifinal showdown with the winner of tonight's last quarterfinal between #8 Nick Matthew of England (whom Gaultier beat to win the recent Tournament of Champions in New York) and 3-time World Open champion Amr Shabana (EGY), the no. 2 seed here.
Said Gaultier afterwards, "It gave me a lot of confidence winning the T of C. I had 10 hard days of preparation afterwards and I'm playing well again. I had to be really sharp in the front of the court and volley as much as possible tonight against Wael."
Gaultier was a runner-up here last year, falling to James Willstrop in a 5-game final, but appears poised to go one step further this year and potentially hoist the winner's trophy Saturday afternoon.
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