By Glenys Furness
- Julian Cash made the final in Stuttgart
- Partnered with Galloway didn’t drop a set until the final
STUTTGART, GERMANY – Julian Cash with Robert Galloway made the final of the ATP 250 event and made the final. The Brit & American didn’t drop a set en route.
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Julian Cash & Robert Galloway were unseeded at the ATP event in Stuttgart. In the first round the Brit/American were against the fourth seeds Ariel Behar & Adam Pavalasek. The match was very close, in the first set both pairs stayed close and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker Cash & Galloway eased through and took the lead. The second set looked to be heading the same way, before the Brit/American got the vital break of serve and moved into the next round 7-6(3), 7-5.
The quarter-final saw the Brit/American against Benjamin Hassan & Daniel Masur. The Germans found Cash & Galloway too strong in the first set. The Brit/American dominated the set and soon had the lead. The second set was a little bit closer. However, Cash & Galloway soon secured the vital break of serve and moved into the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
In the semi-final Cash & Galloway were against Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti. The Indian/French pair stayed close to the Brit/American, until Cash & Galloway broke serve and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit/American break serve and move into the final 7-5, 6-4.
The final saw Cash & Galloway against Mexican pair Marcelo Melo & Rafael Matos. The Brit/American broke serve early in the first set and took the lead. The second set saw Melo & Matos break and level up the match. The final set was a match tiebreak. In this the Mexicans edged through and took the title 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
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Doubles Round Up
Lloyd Glasspool with Jean-Julien Rojer were defeated by Yannick Hanfmann & Domink Koepfer in the first round in Stuttgart 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-3.
Neal Skupski with Michael Venus were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti in the first round 6-4, 6-2.
Henry Patten with Ivan Dodig were defeated by Andreas Mies & John-Patrick Smith in the first round in ‘s-Hertogenbosch 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-6.
Olivia Nicholls with Tereza Mihalikova were defeated by Ingrid Neel & Bibane Schoofs in the final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch 7-6(6), 6-3.
Alicia Barnett & Freya Christie were defeated by Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe in the first round in Nottingham 6-1, 6-0.
Samantha Murray Sharan with Nao Hibino were defeated by Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden in the first round in Nottingham 7-5, 6-3.
Sarah Beth Grey & Tara Moore were defeated by Heather Watson & Ena Shibahara in the first round in Nottingham 6-3, 6-4.
Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden were defeated by Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe in the quarter-final in Nottingham 6-1, 6-3.
Heather Watson with Ena Shibahara were defeated by Clara Burel & Camila Osorio in the quarter-final in Nottingham 0-0 (RET).
Harriet Dart with Diane Perry were defeated by Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe in the final in Nottingham 5-7, 6-3, 11-9.
Scott Duncan with Hunter Reese were defeated by Filip Bergevi & Mick Veldheer in the quarter-final in Lyon 6-3, 3-6, 10-2.
Emile Hudd & David Stevenson were defeated by Hady Habib & Trey Hilderbrand in the first round in Lima 6-3, 6-3.
James Markiewicz with Vesa Ahti were defeated by Viktor Durasovic & Eric Vanshelboim in the first round in Aarhus 6-2, 1-6, 10-5.
Toby Martin with Thomas Joachim Hansen were defeated by August Holmgren & Christian Sigsgaard in the first round in Aarhus 6-0, 6-0.
James Davis & Mark Whitehouse were defeated by Carl Emil Overbeck & Oskar Brostrom Poulsen in the quarter-final in Aarhus 7-6(5), 2-6, 10-5.
Lui Maxted with Sebastian Gorzny were defeated by Matt Hulme & Filip Peliwo in the first round in Wichita 6-3, 6-3.
Oliver Okonkwo with Lucas Horve were defeated by Pranav Kumar & Joshua Sheehy in the quarter-final in Wichita 7-6(4), 6-3.
Ewen Lumsden & Joe Tyler were defeated by Jack Anthrop & Bryce Nakashima Nakashima in the first round in San Diego 6-1, 7-6(4).
Abigail Amos with Kelly Keller were defeated by Jessica Bernales & Olivia Center in the first round in San Diego 6-1, 6-1.
Oliver Tarvet with Stian Klaassen were defeated by Adam Jones & Matthew Summers in the quarter-final in San Diego 7-6(4), 6-2.
Adam Jones & Matthew Summers were defeated by Johannes Seeman & Wally Thayne in the semi-final in San Diego 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Stefan Cooper with Alvaro Bueno Gill were defeated by Alberto Barroso Campos & Pedro Vives Marcos in the first round in Martos 6-3, 6-2.
Imogen Haddad with Tilde Stromquist were defeated by Katarina Kuzmova & Marlia Tkacheva in the first round in Monastir 6-1, 6-2.
Lucia Cassidy with Dana Baldaulet were defeated by Talia Neilson-Gatenby & Mia Mack in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 7-5.
Finn Lester with Zhang Tianhui were defeated by Amr Elsayed & Aziz Ouakaa in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-3, 2-6, 10-8.
Talia Neilson-Gatenby with Mia Mack were defeated by Patricija Paukstyte & Merna Refaat in the semi-final in Monastir 0-0 (RET).
Mattias Southcombe with Timothy Gray were defeated by William Hsieh & Alberto Puello in the first round in Santo Domingo 6-2 (RET).
Madeleine Brooks with Eudice Chong were defeated by Sophie Chang & Rasheeda McAdoo in the semi-final in Guimaraes 6-4, 3-6, 10-7.
Ali Collins with Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia were defeated by Jessie Aney & Christina Rosca in the first round in Biarritz 6-4, 6-3.
Soumeya Anane with Marlia Kostuk were defeated by Eleni Christofi & Ekaterina Makarova in the first round in Biarritz 6-4, 6-0.
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