By Glenys Furness
- Giles Hussey claims the ITF Title in Spain
- Brit was second seed
- Didn’t lose a set until the final
LES FRANQUESES DEL VALLES – Giles Hussey was the second seed in Spain. The Brit secured the trophy dropping only one set en route.
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Brit of the Week
Giles Hussey was the second seed at the ITF event in Spain. In the first round the Brit drew Bulgarian Iliyan Radulov. Hussey dominated the first set as the Bulgarian struggled to keep pace with the seed. The second set was a little closer, however, the seed secured the vital break of serve and took the win in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.
The second round saw the Brit against another Bulgarian, this time Nikolay Nedelchev. The first set was fairly close, as both stayed toe to toe. Eventually, though, Hussey got the vital break of serve and took the lead. The second set saw the seed dominate, as Nedelchev was unable to keep pace. The seed moved into the next round in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.
In the quarter-final Hussey was against qualifier Kuzey Cekirge. The Turk did well, staying with the Brit at the start of the set. However, the seed showed his experience, breaking to move ahead. The second set was more of the same. The Brit once again broke serve to move into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
The semi-final saw the Brit against wildcard Nikoloz Basilashvilli. The former top 20 player stayed close to Hussey in the first set. Eventually, the second seed broke serve to take the lead. The second set saw Hussey step things up and dominate to book a spot in the final 6-4, 6-1.
In the final Hussey was against sixth seed Adria Soriano Barrera. The Columbian got the better start and broke the Brit serve in the first set to take the lead. Hussey re-grouped in the second set, playing better the Brit got to grips with the Columbian and broke serve to level up the match. The final set saw the second seed dominate again and lift the title 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Honourable mention
Jay Clarke was the top seed in Rovinij, Croatia. In the first round the Brit was against Michele Ribecai. The Italian stayed close to the Brit in the first set, before Clarke secured the break of serve and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit break early and Ribecai was unable to break back. The top seed moved into the next round 6-4, 6-3.
The second round saw Clarke against Vuk Radjenovic. The Serbian stayed close to the top seed and forced a tiebreak in the first set. In the breaker both Clarke & Radjenovic fought hard, before Clarke edged ahead and took the lead. The second set was more of the same with the Brit and Serb unable to get the vital break to get ahead. In the second set tiebreak, Clarke eased through and into the next round 7-6(9), 7-6(3).
In the quarter-final the Brit was against fifth seed Viacheslav Bielinskyi. The Ukrainian stayed with the top seed in the first set, forcing a tiebreak. Clarke dominated the tiebreak and took the lead. The second set saw the fifth seed stay close to the top seed. Eventually, just as it looked to be heading to a tiebreak, Clarke broke serve and moved into the next round 7-6(2), 7-5.
The semi-final saw Clarke against Croatian Mili Poljicak. Although the Croat stayed with the top seed at the start of the first set, it wasn’t long before the Brit broke serve and took the lead. The second set saw Clarke break early and Poljicak was unable to get back into the match. The top seed moved into the final 6-4, 6-3.
In the final the Brit was against third seed Matej Dodig. The Croatian stayed toe to toe with Clarke and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker Dodig managed to edge through to take the lead. The second set saw the Brit fighting hard but, eventually, the third seed broke serve and lifted the title 7-6(4), 6-4.
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Challenger & ITF Round Up
Luke Simkiss was defeated by Ronetto Van Tilberg in the first round in Les Franqueses del Valles 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Alexander Parker was defeated by Charles Chen in the first round in Les Franqueses del Valles 6-1, 6-2.
Jan Choinski was defeated by Yasutaka Uchiyama in the first round in Hamburg 6-4, 7-6(5).
Billy Harris was defeated by Nicola Kuhn in the first round in Hamburg 6-4, 7-6(5).
Kyle Edmund was defeated by Marko Topo in the first round in Hamburg 6-4, 7-6(8).
Paul Jubb was defeated by Juan Pablo Per Varillas in the first round in Santiago 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6).
Matthew Summers was defeated by Isaiah Strode in the first round in Bakersfield 6-2, 6-3.
Charles Broom was defeated by Cash Hanzlik in the first round in Bakersfield 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Ryan Storrie was defeated by Brandon Holt in the first round in Bakersfield 6-4, 6-2.
Emile Hudd was defeated by Alexander Klintcharov in the first round in Bakersfield 7-6(6), 7-5.
George Loffhagen was defeated by Gianmarco Ferrari in the first round in Vale do Lobo 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5).
Daniel Vishnick was defeated by Andreas Urrea in the first round in Santo Domingo 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Toby Martin was defeated by Omni Kumar in the second round in Santo Domingo 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3.
Alexis Canter was defeated by Daniil Glinka in the first round in Trimbach 6-3, 6-4.
Ben Jones was defeated by Patrick Zahraj in the first round in Trimbach 6-3, 6-2.
Mark Whitehouse was defeated by Anton Matusevich in the second round in Trimbach 6-2, 6-4.
Aidan McHugh was defeated by Daniil Glinka in the quarter-final in Trimbach 6-4, 6-3.
Anton Matusevich was defeated by Marcello Serafini in the quarter-final in Trimbach 7-6(6), 6-2.
Mingge Xu was defeated by Radka Zelnickova in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-3, 6-4.
Joshua Goodger was defeated by Miljan Zekic in the first round in Alaminos-Larnaca 6-4, 6-2.
Michael Shaw was defeated by Vlad Andrei Dancu in the second round in Alaminos-Larnaca 7-6(5), 6-2.
David Quayle was defeated by Stefan Hampe in the first round in Heraklion 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4.
Freddie Ridout was defeated by Olaf Pieczkowski in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Ali Habib was defeated by Marek Gengel in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Ella McDonald was defeated by Kseniya Yersh in the second round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Himeno Sakatsume in the second round in Ricany 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Katy Dunne was defeated by Ipek Oz in the second round in Ricany 6-2, 6-4.
Amarni Banks was defeated by Urszula Radwanska in the second round in Solarino 6-2, 6-3.
Bronte Murgett was defeated by Jessica Failla in the semi-final in Montreal 6-2, 6-0.
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