Kiwi squash No2 Campbell Grayson has had a tough loss in the big US$70,000 Swedish Open. After winning two qualifying matches to make the main draw Grayson took South African world No25 Steve Coppinger close to an upset in a 92-minute see-saw battle which eventually had Grayson, ranked at No57 losing 11-9 8-11 7-11 14-12 11-4.

Grayson plays in the US$15,000 Finnish Open next week.