By Glenys Furness
- Oliver Crawford claimed the title in India
- Defeated top seed and fellow Brit in the final
- Only dropped one set en route
BENGALURU, INDIA – Oliver Crawford was the second seed at the ITF event. The Brit only dropped one set en route to the title, defeating top seed and fellow Brit Jay Clarke in the final.
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Brit of the Week
Oliver Crawford entered the ITF event in India and was the second seed. In the first round the Brit was against Australian qualifier Kody Pearson. As is usually the way, the qualifier proved to be dangerous. Pearson broke serve in the first set and took the lead. The second set saw the seed re-group and play better. Crawford forced a tiebreak, which he went on to dominate and level up the match. The final set was a tight affair again and looked to be heading to a tiebreak again. However, the seed managed to break serve and move into the next round 4-5, 7-6(2), 7-5.
The second round Crawford was against Sidharth Rawat. The Indian struggled in the first set, as the Brit broke serve early to take the lead. The second set, though, was much closer. Rawat stayed with the seed and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker, Crawford edged through and into the next round 6-3, 7-6(4).
In the quarter-final the Brit was against sixth seed Aryan Shah. The Indian managed to stay with the second seed at the start, but Crawford soon had the break and took the lead. The second set was dominated by Crawford. No matter what Shah tried, he just could not stay with the pace of the Brit. Crawford moved into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-0.
The semi-final saw the Brit against unseeded Japanese player Ryuki Matsuda. Crawford and the Japanese stayed close in the first set. However, eventually, the seed managed to break serve and take the lead. The second set followed much the same pattern, as Crawford broke serve and moved into the next round 6-4, 6-4.
In the final Crawford was against top seed and fellow Brit Jay Clarke. The top seed was struggling from the outset and Crawford took full advantage, going out to a 4-0 lead. Clarke did manage to pull a couple of games back, but unfortunately, had to retire from the match. This handed the title to Crawford 5-2(RET).
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Challenger & ITF Round Up
Billy Harris was defeated by Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round in Menorca 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Jan Choinski was defeated by Zsombor Piros in the second round in Menorca 6-4, 6-4.
Paul Jubb was defeated by Michael Geerts in the first round in Barletta 6-2, 6-1.
Dan Evans was defeated by Vitaliy Sachko in the quarter-final in Barletta 6-4, 4-6. 6-3.
Kyle Edmund was defeated by Marlon Vankan in the first round in Antalya 7-6(7), 7-5.
Felix Gill was defeated by Gastao Elias in the quarter-final in Reus 6-4, 7-6(7).
Luke Hooper was defeated by Maxence Beauge in the second round in Lons-Le-Saunier 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
Ben Jones was defeated by Dan Added in the quarter-final in Lons-Le-Saunier 6-1, 6-0.
Oliver Bonding was defeated by Matisse Bobichon in the first round in Heraklion 6-3, 7-6(2).
Alexis Canter was defeated by Johan Nikles in the second round in Heraklion 6-4, 6-4.
Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandes was defeated by Katharina Hobgarski in the second round in Heraklion 6-4, 6-0.
Stuart Parker was defeated by Stefanos Sakellaridis in the final in Heraklion 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Nicholas Adesalu was defeated by Aryan Lakshmanan in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-5, 6-2.
Hephzibah Oluwadare was defeated by Carolyn Ansari in the quarter-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 6-0.
Hamish Stewart was defeated by Vadym Ursu in the final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-1, 3-6, 7-5.
Yuriko Lily Miyzaki was defeated by Talia Gibson in the semi-final in Nantes 6-3, 6-1.
Mia Wainwright was defeated by Iva Ivanova in the second round in Monastir 6-4, 6-2.
Esther Adeshina was defeated by Radka Zelnickova in the quarter-final in Monastir 7-6(0), 6-2.
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