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Nick Matthew beats James Willstrop to take gold

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Nick Matthew beats James Willstrop to take gold at the Commonwealth Games.

Nick Matthew has defeated fellow Team England competitor James Willstrop to win his second successive men's singles Commonwealth Games gold medal.

The 34-year-old, who carried the flag for England in last week's opening ceremony, has only recently returned from knee surgery but battled through to win the final 3-2.

Matthew claimed the first game by an 11-9 margin, despite eyesight issues which saw him having to put in a new contact lens during a break in play.

The defending champion did not have it all his own way, however, and Willstrop took the second game 11-8 to level the contest overall.

The match was to go the whole distance with the next two games being shared. Matthew won the third 11-6, but Willstrop - who has now lost the last 25 meetings between the two - hit back 11-6 in the fourth to take the score to 2-2.

Matthew came out of the blocks the faster of the two in the decider to build up a 5-3 lead, leaving Willstrop hanging on throughout before eventually prevailing 11-5 to secure gold.

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