10/15/2017

Meet first Egyptian husband and wife to win tittles on the same day



 Squash couple Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb

 US Open squash champions Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb are the first husband and wife in sporting history to win the same major singles title on the same day.

El Tayeb, 24, beat Raneem El Welily 3-2 in the women's final on Saturday.A few hours later, Farag, 25, beat Mohamed El Shorbagy 3-0 in the men's final.They were the first major World Series titles for the Egyptian couple, who got married last year.

While this is the first time a married couple have won the same singles titles on the same day, there have been instances of other sporting couples winning titles together.

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