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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ryan Browne/REX/Shutterstock (8870401ch) Neal Skupski of Great Britain celebrates during the Men's Semi Final against Brydan Klein of Great Britain and Joe Salisbury of Great Britain during the Aegon Open. Aegon Open Nottingham Day 5 (Friday), Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, UK, 16 Jun 2017

Neal Skupski claims doubles title in Guadeloupe

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Neal Skupski claimed doubles title in Guadaloupe
  • Teamed up with John-Patrick Smith
  • Second seeds didn’t drop a set

GUADALOUPE, LESSER ANTILLES, CARIBBEAN – Neal Skupski teamed up with John-Patrick Smith and were the second seeds. The pair claimed the title without dropping a set.

 

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Neal Skupski teamed up with John-Patrick Smith in Le Gosier, the ATP Challenger event and were seeded second. The Brit/Australian drew Santiago Giraldo & Renzo Olivo in the first round. Giraldo/Olivo proved to be no real opposition of the seeds, as Skupski/Smith dominated both sets and moved easily into the quarter-final 6-1, 6-1.

The quarter-final saw Skupski/Smith faced Christian Garin & Akira Santillan. The seeds were pushed hard in the first set, as the Chilean/Australian forced a tiebreak. The Brit/Australian edged the tiebreak to take the lead, the second set saw the seeds get the vital break to seal the match 7-6(10), 6-3.

In the semi-final the seeds were against Corentin Denolly & Tom Jomby. The Frenchmen struggled in the first set to stay with Skupski/Smith and were soon behind. However, in the second set Denolly/Jomby found another level and managed to stay with the seeds. The Brit/Australian were not in the mood to lose now though and obtained the break when needed to book a spot in the final 6-2, 7-5.

The final saw the second seeds against Ruben Bemelmans & Jonathan Eysseric. Skupski/Smith found the first set a very tense affair that ended in a tiebreak. The Brit/Australian dominated the breaker however, and managed to break the Belgian/Frenchman to win the title 7-6(3), 6-4.

 

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Doubles Round Up

Jonny O’Mara with Dustin Brown lost in the first round of Marbella 6-2, 6-4

Lewis Burton with Mark Hadley lost in the first round of Marbella 6-2, 6-1

Jay Clarke with Kevin Krawietz lost in the final of the San Luis Open in Argentina 6-1, 6-4

Ken Skupski with Hugo Nys were the top seeds in St Brieuc lost in the semi-final 7-5, 7-5 to

Luke Bambridge & Joe Salisbury who won the first set in the final 6-4, but then lost the next 6-1, 10-7

Scott Clayton with David Pel lost in the quarter-final of St Brieuc 6-0, 6-4

Billy Harris with Maciej Rajski lost in the first round in Santa Margherita Di Pula 6-3, 6-4

Jonathan Gray with Clement Larriere lost in the quarter-final in Greece 6-2, 6-2

Samuel Pointon with Dante Gennaro lost in the first round in Tunisia 6-2, 7-5

Ryan Storrie with Hugo Gaston lost in the first round in Turkey 6-4, 7-6(2)

Marcus Solarz-Hendriks & Adam Thornton-Brown lost in the first round in Turkey 7-6(3), 6-0

Tara Moore with Chiara Scholl lost in the first round in France 7-6(4), 6-3

Katy Dunne with Kimberly Birrell lost in the quarter-final in Canberra they retired with the score 2-1 against them in the first set

Emily Appleton with Mia Eklund lost in the semi-final of Heraklion 7-6, 6-3

Jamie Murray with Bruno Soares lost in the quarter-final of Miami, they took the first set 6-4, then lost the next 7-5, 10-2

Kyle Edmund with Nenad Zimonjic lost in the first round of Miami 6-4, 7-6(1)

Dom Inglot with Marcus Daniell lost in the first round of Miami, they took the first set 7-6(3)  then lost the next 6-4, 10-3

Johanna Konta & Heather Watson lost in the quarter-final of Miami, but took the second set 6-2, 4-6, 10-3

Anna Smith with Renata Voracova lost in the first round of Miami 6-1, 6-1

Next week Brits play in Charleston, Monterrey, Japan, Egypt, Italy, USA & Turkey