NORTH Yorkshire squash star James Willstrop insists he has nothing to lose at the Commonwealth Games.

The 34-year-old admitted a little jet lag in his first-round match but looked back near top form in his 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7 win over New Zealand’s Campbell Grayson.

Willstrop was a men’s singles silver medallist in Glasgow and Delhi but insisted there was no room for complacency down under - a fact underlined by third seed India’s Saurav Ghosal's shock exit at the hands of Jamaican Chris Binnie.

Willstrop said: "I'm more relaxed now and it's not life and death like when I was younger because I have perspective.

“It's probably likely that it's my last Games so I'm going to try and give it my all."

Willstrop, making his fourth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, admitted some frustration with continued let and stroke calls during the latter stages of the match - but said ranting doesn’t actually help his game.

"I didn't find it too bad,” he added.

“Towards the end it got a bit annoying as I wanted to keep the flow going, but these things happen.

“Sometimes you get a couple of players who clash a bit with their movements but that's squash.

"I try to keep myself mentally prepared and rely on experience. What's the point in doing all the work if you don't stay calm and stay in the match? There's no secret. I just try and stay as relaxed and calm as I can."

Grayson, meanwhile, believed he missed an opportunity to take down a major scalp.

He said: “It's really disappointing. It's a tough draw but he's a former world number one and I think I just needed another 10 minutes to turn it around and put some pressure on."

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