Matthew Lombardi

I'd love to be at the North American Open, but I have other irons in the fire that week. I'll have to watch on SquashTV and hope to be there next year.

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I'd love to be at the North American Open, but I have other irons in the fire that week. I'll have to watch on SquashTV and hope to be there next year.

Posted on February 9th, 2012 8:53am

 
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World-class squash in Grand Central draws discerning fans, plus some average people

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If you passed through Grand Central Terminal this week, you probably heard a thwack … thwack … thwack-thwack-thwack echoing from Vanderbilt Hall. And if you followed the noise up the ramp from the central terminal area, you would have come upon a giant blue-and-green glass cube.

Outside the cube you would have found grandstands filled with tidily dressed professionals and clusters of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and British expats. Inside, you would have seen two lean and sweaty athletes chasing after a tiny rubber ball with racquets. More

Posted on January 27th, 2012 3:00pm

 

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