TORONTO — When Squash Canada CEO Jamie Nicholls thinks about the impact Pro Squash Association tournaments have had in this country, a conversation with former world No. 1 Jonathon Power comes to mind.
"He mentioned to me one time, 'If you want to be the best in the world, you have to actually see the best in the world,'" Nicholls said."That really resonated with me."
"I definitely think it's a very close field, I would say," Naughton said."I think on any given day, anyone can beat anyone. So I think it's quite an exciting time for women's squash and for the Canadian Open to showcase it." "It definitely gave me the to keep going," said Naughton, now 30."For me, I've definitely got my eyes set on it. That is the next big thing. I've competed at the Pan Am Games, the Commonwealth Games, and to top it off with an Olympic Games would be just unbelievable."
"I would say it was more relief than joy," Nicholls said of squash's inclusion."Sometimes the losses remain with you longer than the wins. I would say I was just so relieved that all of those people for all these years that have supported the Olympic movement are finally rewarded. The goal, Nicholls said, is to continue to elevate the tournament levels each year until platinum status is reached for both the women's and men's draws.
Power defeated longtime rival Peter Nicol in the inaugural edition of the tournament. Nicholls recently found the trophy from Power's 2000 win in a storage locker and said it will be repurposed and handed out this year.
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