By Glenys Furness
- Eden Silva claimed title in India
- Lloyd Glasspool made the doubles final in Dubai
- Aidan McHugh & Julian Cash made their respective doubles finals
BENGALURU, INDIA – Eden Silva claimed the doubles title at the ITF. The Brit was with Boznian Dea Herdzelas and were unseeded.
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ATP/WTA
Lloyd Glasspool with Harri Heliovaara were the third seeds in Dubai. The Brit/Fin were against German pair Kevin Krawietz & Tim Putz. The third seeds got off to a slow start and couldn’t get the break of serve. Krawietz & Putz forced a tiebreak in the first set. In the breaker Glasspool & Heliovaara eased through and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit/Fin dominate and move into the next round in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-2.
In the quarter-final Glasspool & Heliovaara were against Yuki Bhambri & Saketh Myneni. The Indians were not match for the seeds. The Brit/Fin dominated the match from the outset, as Bhambri & Myneni struggled to stay with them. The third seeds eased through into the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
The semi-final saw the Brit/Fin against the top seeds Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic. The Croatians stayed with Glasspool & Heliovaara at the start. Eventually, though, the Brit/Fin broke serve and moved into the lead. The second set saw the third seeds dominate and move into the final in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.
In the final the seeds were against unseeded pair Fabrice Martin & Maxime Cressy. The French/American pairing stayed with the Brit/Fin in the first set and forced a tiebreak. The breaker was dominated by Martin & Cressy as Glasspool & Heliovaara couldn’t stay with them. The second set saw the vital break of serve go the way of the unseeded pair who lifted the title 7-6(2), 6-4.
Over in Acapulco Neal Skupski & Wesley Koolhof were the top seeds. Their first round opponents were Mexican pair Hans Hach & Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela. The seeds were held in the first set and the Mexicans forced a tiebreak. Skupski & Koolhof edged through and took the set. The second set, saw the seeds get to grips with Hach & Reyes-Varela and break serve. Skupski & Koolhof moved into the next round 7-6(5), 6-3.
The quarter-final saw the top seeds against French pair Sadio Doumbia & Fabien Reboul. The unseeded pair kept with the Brit/Dutch pair until eventually, Skupski & Koolhof broke serve to take the lead. The second set followed the same pattern before again the top seeds secured the break and moved into the next round 6-4, 6-4.
In the semi-final the top seeds were against Austrian pair Alexander Erler & Lucas Miedler. Skupski & Koolhof found themselves broken in the first set as Erler & Miedler took the lead. The Brit/Dutch pair re-grouped in the second set and broke serve to level the match. The ensuing match tiebreak, did not go the way the top seeds would have liked, and they found themselves on the wrong end of several breaks. The Austrians claimed the match 6-4, 4-6, 10-4.
Challenger & ITF
In Bengaluru, India, Eden Silva teamed up with Bosnian Dea Herdzelas and were unseeded. In the first round the Brit/Bosnian drew Indian pairing Jennifer Chacko & Mushrath Anjum Shaik. The Indians were outplayed by Silva & Herdzelas who dominated from the outset. The Brit/Bosnian secured the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-0.
The quarter-final saw the Brit/Bosnian against Amandine Hesse & Dalla Jakupovic. The French/Slovakian pair were tougher to handle in the first set. However, Silva & Herdzelas did manage to get the vital break of serve needed to take the lead. The second set saw the Brit/Bosnian dominate and move into the next round 6-4, 6-2.
In the semi-final Silva & Herdzelas were against Japanese pair Misaki Matsuda & Eri Shimizu. The Brit/Bosnian were held at the start of the set, before they eventually broke serve and moved ahead. Matsuda & Shimizu re-grouped in the second set and forced a tiebreak. The Japanese pair dominated the breaker and levelled up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak saw Silva & Herdzelas edge through and match 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-6.
The final saw the Brit/Bosnian against the top seeds Francisca Jorge & Matilde Jorge. The Portuguese broke the unseeded pair serve and took the lead. however, Silva & Herdzelas re-grouped in the second set and managed to break the top seeds serve and level up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak was very close, and eventually the Brit/Bosnian edged through and took the win 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.
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Doubles Round Up
Luke Johnson with Sem Verbeek were defeated by Evan King & Mitchell Krueger in the semi-final in Waco 1-6, 6-2, 14-12.
Julian Cash with Constantin Frantzen were defeated by Albano Olivetti & Dan Added in the final in Pau 3-6, 6-1, 10-8.
Sean Hodkin & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Mats Hermans & Mick Veldheer in the quarter-final in Loule 7-6, 7-6(5), 10-6.
Aidan McHugh with Jesper De Jong were defeated by Sidane Pontjodikromo & Niels Visker in the final in Loule 4-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Charles Broom & Mark Whitehouse were defeated by Federico Salomone & Federico Valle in the first round in Torello 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.
Zach Stephens with Milan Markovits were defeated by Inigo Cervantes Huegun & Oriol Roca Batalla in the quarter-final in Torello 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.
Niamh Campbell & Caterina Revelli were defeated by Laura Boehner & Angelina Wirges in the first round in Manacor 6-1, 6-1.
Alisha Reayer with Camila Romero were defeated by Cemre Anil & Vlada Ekshibarova in the first round in Manacor 6-2, 6-3.
Joshua Paris with Sathi Reddy Chirala were defeated by Kyle Overmyer & Elijah Strode in the first round in Naples, Florida 5-7, 6-3, 10-7.
Blu Baker with Jesse Witten were defeated by Federico Augstin Gomez & Ignacio Monzon in the quarter-final in Naples, Florida 7-5, 6-4.
Adam Jones & Toby Martin were defeated by Federico Augstin Gomez & Ignacio Monzon in the semi-final in Naples, Florida 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-7.
Alexandra James with Victoria Bervid were defeated by Mana Ayukawa & Eudice Chong in the first round in Arcadia 6-0, 6-0.
Sofia Johnson with Yulia Starodubtseva were defeated by Maria Mateas & Clervie Ngounoue in the final in Spring 6-4, 2-6, 10-4.
Abigail Amos with Arabella Koller were defeated by Polina Iatcenko & Sandra Samir in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 10-3.
Harriet Dart with Alexandra Panova were defeated by Robin Montgomery & Ashlyn Krueger in the first round in Austin 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.
Emily Webley-Smith with Elena Malygina were defeated by Dominika Salkova & Natalia Szabanin in the quarter-final in Trnava 7-5, 6-4.
Next Week Brits play in Southampton, Indian Wells, Lugano, Portugal, Canada, France, Egypt, Tunisia, Croatia, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, India, South Africa & USA.
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