KUALA LUMPUR: Top seed Mohamed El Shorbagy entered the final of the CIMB Malaysian Open, but only just.
In fact, the world No. 3 from Egypt had considered pulling out before his semi-final match against compatriot Tarek Momen as the court was too old and slippery.
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