A very real part of sport for an athlete is overcoming fear. I know this to be true at every level of the game.

"When some squash players find themselves close to winning they try to hurry up the process. In their mind's eye they are already seeing the figure nine when they reach six and they forget about the intervening seven and eight points altogether. That leap of imagination from six to nine shows a lack of experience and makes winning the necessary points a hit and miss affair. Many players start to play negatively and go into their shells.

On the point of victory these are the things to remember:

• Don't make a gift of the game to your opponent by rushing and making silly errors
• Don't try to jump from 6 to 9 without going through the normal channels
• Play calmly and deliberately
• Stay positive"