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Jacob Fearnley in the 2019 Junior Boys Australian Open
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Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Fearnley claims ATP Challenger Title in Orleans

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Jacob Fearnley claims 4th Challenger title
  • Brit breaks into top 100
  • Brit was eighth seed
ORLEANS, FRANCE – Jacob Fearnley entered the ATP Challenger event and was the eighth seed. The Brit dropped one set en route to the title.

 

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Jacob Fearnley entered the ATP Challenger and was the eighth seed. The Brit was against Jonathan Eysseric in the first round. The Frenchman came through qualifying to make the main draw. Fearnley dominated the first set, as the Frenchman struggled to stay with him. The second set saw the qualifier re-group and break the Brit serve. Eysseric levelled up the match. The final set saw the seed once again dominated to secure a space in the next round 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

The second round saw the Brit against unseeded Frenchman Robin Bertrand. The Wildcard stayed with the seed at first, before Fearnley broke serve to take the lead. The second set was more of the same. Bertrand tried to get back into the match, but the Brit kept him at bay. The Brit broke serve and took the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.

In the quarter-final Fearnley was against Italian Matteo Gigante. Although Gigante had defeated the third seed in the first round, he was no match for the eighth seed. Fearnley dominated from the outset. The Brit barely put a foot wrong and eased through both sets. The Brit moved into the next round dropping only one game 6-1, 6-0.

The semi-final saw the eighth seed against Alexander Blockx. The Belgian stayed close in the first set. Fearnley managed to break serve to take the lead. The second set saw Blockx try to fight back. However, the Brit broke early in the set and the Belgian couldn’t get back into the match. Fearnley moved into the final 6-4, 6-3.

In the final the Brit was against fifth seed Harold Mayot. The Frenchman struggled in the first set, as Fearnley broke serve early to take the lead. The second set was much much closer. Both Mayot & the Brit battled hard and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker Fearnley edged through and took his fourth Challenger title 6-3, 7-6(5).

 

 

Challenger & ITF Round Up

Dan Evans was defeated by Coleman Wong in the second round in Nonthaburi 6-4, 7-5.

Jack Pinnington-Jones was defeated by Alexis Galarneau in the first round in Charleston 7-6(5), 6-4.

Johannus Monday was defeated by Abdullah Shelbayh in the first round in Charleston 7-5, 6-3.

Oliver Crawford was defeated by Guy Orly Iradukunda in the second round in Kigali 7-6(4) (RET).

Jay Clarke was defeated by Carlos Sanchez Jover in the quarter-final in Santa Margherita Di Pula 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-3.

Stuart Parker was defeated by Nicolas Alvarez Varona in the first round in Sabadell 6-1, 6-3.

Ava Williamson was defeated by Jenny Duerst in the first round in Madrid 6-1, 6-0.

Sarah Tatu was defeated by Celine Simunyu in the first round in Madrid 6-2, 6-4.

Emma Wilson was defeated by Alba Rey Garcia in the second round in Madrid 6-3, 6-1.

Alice Gillan was defeated by Sonja Zhiyenbayeva in the final in Madrid 6-1, 5-7, 6-1.

Harry Wendelken was defeated by Anton Matusevich in the first round in Falun 6-4, 7-5.

Anton Matusevich was defeated by Eero Vasa in the second round in Falun 6-2, 6-2.

Finn Bass was defeated by Michael Geerts in the quarter-final in Falun 6-0, 6-1.

Viktor Frydrych was defeated by Amr Elsayad in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-4.

Joe Leather was defeated by Koray Kirci in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-6(5), 6-3.

James Story was defeated by Filippo Spezialli in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Matthew Summers was defeated by Filippo Moroni in the second round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-4.

Ben Jones was defeated by Loann Massard in the first round in Trnava 7-6(3), 7-6(5).

Amelia Rajecki was defeated by Radka Zelnicova in the second round in Trnava 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Georgina Hays was defeated by Arabella Koller in the first round in Monastir 6-4, 6-4.

Ranah Stoiber was defeated by Jordyn McBride in the first round in Monastir 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4.

Lauryn John-Baptiste was defeated by Eliessa Vanlangendonck in the second round in Monastir 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

Tara Moore was defeated by Iryna Shymanovich in the first round in Templeton 6-0, 6-2.

Francesca Jones was defeated by Angela Fita Boluda in the quarter-final in Lisbon 6-2, 7-5.

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