By Glenys Furness
- Julian Cash with Anis Ghorbel claimed the title in Tunisia
- Defeated the top seeds en route
MONASTIR, TUNISIA – Julian Cash with Anis Ghorbel teamed up to play the ITF even in Tunisia. The Brit/Tunisian were unseeded and went on to lift the trophy.
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Julian Cash teamed up with Tunisian Anis Ghorbel for the ITF event in Monastir. The pair were unseeded, and their first round opponents were Gianmarco Amatiste & Raffaele Giuliano. The Spanish/Italian pair were no match for Cash & Ghorbel in the first set. The Brit/Tunisian broke and took the lead. Amatiste & Giuliano re-grouped in the second set and dominated to level the match. In the ensuing match tiebreak it was Cash & Ghorbel that dominated and moved into the quarter-final 6-3, 2-6, 10-2.
In the quarter-final Cash & Ghorbel were against the top seeds Riccardo Balzerani & Jacopo Berrettini. The Italians could not get a handle on the Brit/Tunisian game in the first set, and the non seeds dominated to take the lead. The second set was much closer as the Italian top seeds fought back, forcing a tiebreak and levelled the match. Once again a match tiebreak was involved, this one was much closer, but the Brit/Tunisian edged it to book a spot in the semi-final 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-7.
The semi-final saw the Brit/Tunisian against Altuğ Çelikbilek & Robert Strombachs. The Turkish/German pair could not contain Cash & Ghorbel in either set. One break of serve in each was all that was needed. Cash & Ghorbel took their chances and booked a spot in the final 6-4, 6-4.
In the final Cash & Ghorbel were facing Valentin Guenther & Philipp Schroll. The German/Austrian pair pushed hard in the first set, and looked to force a tiebreak. However, it was the Brit/Tunisian that achieved the break and moved ahead. The second set saw Cash & Ghorbel break early and seal the win, lifting the trophy in straight sets 7-5, 6-4.
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Doubles Round Up
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Gabriella Taylor with Kyōka Okamura were defeated by Paula Badosa Gibert & Marta Kostyuk in the quarter-final in Burnie 6-2, 6-3.
Ryan Peniston & Andrew Watson were defeated by Karlo Cubelic & Marvin Netuschil in the quarter-final in Germany 7-5, 1-6, 10-7.
Liam Broady with Arjun Kadhe were defeated by Marek Gengel & Danylo Kalenichenko in the semi-final in Germany 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-6.
Toby Martin with Alen Rogic Hadzalic were defeated by Michiel De Krom & Mats Rosenkranz in the first round in Sharm El Sheikh 7-5, 5-7, 10-5.
David Fox with Luca Giacomini were defeated by Quentin Robert & Jean Thirouin in the first round in France 0-0 RET
Luke Johnson with Jakub Paul were defeated by Michal Konecny & Tomas Machac in the first round in France 5-7, 6-4, 10-5.
Mark Whitehouse with Eduardo Struvay were defeated by Michal Konecny & Tomas Machac in the quarter-finals in France 0-0 RET.
Maia Lumsden with Maja Chwalińska were defeated by Myrtille Georges & Amandine Hesse in the first round in France 1-6, 7-6(6), 10-6.
Katy Dunne with Berfu Cengiz were defeated by Andreea Mitu & Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the quarter-final in France 0-0 RET.
Freya Christie with Dalma Gálfi were defeated by Vivian Heisen & Ganna Poznikhirenko in the quarter-final in Kazan 1-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Naomi Broady with Ng Kwan-Yau were defeated by Han Na-Lae & Olivia Tjandramulia in the first round in Singapore 6-1, 6-2.
Tara Moore with Caroline Werner were defeated by Peangtarn Plipuech & Erika Sema in the first round in Singapore 4-6, 6-3, 15-13.
Emilie Lindh with Laetitia Pulchartova were defeated by Patricia Boentgen & Gabriella Mujan in the first round in Sharm El Sheikh 6-4, 6-3.
Aleksandra & Katarzyna Pitak were defeated by Jacqueline Cabaj Awad & Fiona Ganz in the first round in Sharm El Sheikh 6-4, 7-6(4).
Ella Taylor with Laura Svatikova were defeated by Rina Saigo & Yukina Saigo in the first round in Manacor 6-2, 6-2.
Dom Inglot with Franko Skugor were defeated by Marcelo Demoliner & Frederik Nielsen in the second round in the Australian Open 6-3, 6-2.
Luke Bambridge & Jonny O’Mara were defeated by Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares in the second round in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski were defeated by Henri Kontinen & John Peers in the second round in the Australian Open 6-3, 6-4.
Cameron Norrie with Taylor Fritz were defeated by Jack Sock & Jackson Withrow in the second round in the Australian Open 6-7(8), 6-3, 7-6(10).
Heather Watson with Tatjana Maria were defeated by Nicole Melichar & Květa Peschke in the first round in the Australian Open 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Harriet Dart with Anett Kontaveit were defeated by Kirsten Flipkens & Johanna Larsson in the first round in the Australian Open 6-2, 6-4.
Dom Inglot with Johanna Larson were defeated by Kristina Mladenovic & Robert Lindstedt in the first round in the Australian Open 6-2, 6-2.
Neal Skupski with María José Martínez Sánchez were defeated by Barbora Krejčíková & Rajeev Ram in the semi-finals in the Australian Open 6-0, 6-4.
Jamie Murray with Bruno Soares were defeated by Henri Kontinenn & John Peers in the quarter-finals in the Australian Open 6-3, 6-4.
Jamie Murray with Bethanie Mattek-Sands were defeated by Astra Sharma & John-Patrick Smith in the quarter-finals in the Australian Open 6-2, 7-6(5).
Next week Brits play in Cleveland, Quimper, Launceston, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Australia, India & Spain.
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