By Glenys Furness
- Luke Johnson & Ben Jones claim the title in France
- Defeated top seeds in the final
AJACCIO, FRANCE – Luke Johnson & Ben Jones entered the ITF event in France and were the third seeds. The Brit took out the first and second seeds en route.
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Luke Johnson & Ben Jones entered the ITF even in France and were the third seeds. In the first round the Brits drew Lisandru Rodriguez & Louis Tessa. The Frenchmen were no match for the Brits. Johnson & Jones dominated from the outset. The third seeds lost only three games as they moved into the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
The quarter-final saw the Brits against Florent Bax & Pierre Antoine Tailleu. The Frenchmen were a better match up for the third seeds. However, Johnson & Jones were able to break serve in the first set to take the lead. The second set saw the Brits break early as Bax & Tailleu struggled to get with the seeds. Johnson & Jones took the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
In the semi-final the Brits were against the second seeds Benjamin Lock & Courtney John Lock. The Zimbabweans gave Johnson & Jones a match, however the third seeds managed to secure a break of serve in the first set to take the lead. The second set once again saw the Brits break early with the Lock brothers unable to get back on terms. The Brits took the match 6-4, 6-3.
The final saw Johnson & Jones against the top seeds Dan Added & Arthur Bouquier. The Frenchmen found the Brits too strong in the first set, as the third seed dominated to take the lead. The second set saw the top seeds regroup. Added & Bouquier stayed with Johnson & Jones in the second set and forced a tiebreak. The top seeds dominated the breaker and levelled up the match. The final was a champions tiebreak, which the Brits edged to lift the title 6-2, 6-7(1), 10-8.
Doubles Round Up
For Wimbledon results – See here
Giles Hussey with Alafia Ayeni were defeated by Dan Little & Oscar Weightman in the first round in Ajaccio 1-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Scott Duncan with Dominik Kellovsky were defeated by Dan Added & Arthur Bouquier in the quarter-final in Ajaccio 6-1, 6-2.
Dan Little & Oscar Weightman were defeated by Dan Added & Arthur Bouquier in the semi-final in Ajaccio 6-7(7), 6-2, 10-5.
Harry Wendelken with Kelsey Stevenson were defeated by Federico Arnaboldi & Gianmarco Ferrari in the semi-final in Casinalbo 6-4, 7-5.
Joe Tyler with Bjorn Swenson were defeated by Huang Tsung-Hao & Yang Tsung-Hua in the first round in Fountain Valley 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 10-8.
Alice Gillan with Sofia De Cruz Mendonca were defeated by Sofia Sewing & Alexandra Yepifanova in the first round in Fountain Valley 6-3, 6-3.
Johannus Monday with Cleeve Harper were defeated by Chad Kissell & Joshua Sheehy in the quarter-final in Waco 7-6(4), 6-3.
Luc Koenig with Ryan Dickerson were defeated by Preston Brown & Jody Maginley in the quarter-final in Waco 6-3, 2-6, 10-8.
Aimee Broomfield & Lucy Dawson were defeated by Lara Pfeifer & Elina Zakharova in the first round in Monastir 7-5, 6-2.
James Markiewicz & Deji Thomas-Smith were defeated by Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta & Manish Sureshkumar in the semi-final in Monastir 6-4, 7-6(8).
Emily Appleton with Prarthana G Thombare were defeated by Anna Danilina & Arianne Hartono in the semi-final in Versmold 6-3, 6-3.
Sarah Beth Grey with Lina Glushko were defeated by Lee Ya-Hsuan & Wu Fang-Hsien in the semi-final in Corroios-Seixal 6-4, 6-4.
Next week Brits play in Newport (USA), Rome (USA), Roehampton, Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Tunisia, Pittsburgh, Lakewood, & Spain.
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