By Glenys Furness
- Jamie Murray & Michael Venus claimed first title together
- The Brit/Kiwi were top seeds
- Freya Christie & Ali Collins won in Grenoble
DALLAS, TEXAS, USA – Jamie Murray with Michael Venus entered the ATP 250 event and were the top seeds. The Brit/Kiwi made the final and took their first title together.
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ATP/WTA
Jamie Murray & Michael Venus were the top seeds in Dallas. In the first round they drew Jonny O’Mara & John-Patrick Smith. The top seeds dominated the first set as the Brit/Australian struggled to stay on terms. Murray & Venus took the first set quickly. The second set saw the Brit/Australian try and stay with the top seeds, eventually, though, Murray & Venus made the breakthrough to take the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
In the quarter-final the top seeds were against Momir Kecmanovic & William Blumberg. The Serbian/American went toe to toe with Murray & Venus and forced a tiebreak in the first set, which they edged. The second set saw the top seeds re-group and break serve of Kecmanovic & Blumberg to level up the match. The match tiebreak saw the Brit/Kiwi step up a gear and take the win 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-5.
The semi-final saw the top seeds against the fourth seeds Andrew Goransson & Ben McLachlan. The Swede/Japanese pair stayed with Murray & Venus at the start of the first set. However, the top seeds managed to break and move ahead. The second set saw the Brit/Kiwi dominate to take the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
In the final, the top seeds were against the second seeds Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow. The Americans dominated the first set as the Brit/Kiwi struggled to hold serve. Lammons & Withrow lost only one game in the set. The second set saw Murray & Venus hold their own again at the start, and continue in that vein, forcing a tiebreak. In the breaker the Brit/Kiwi got the early break and levelled up the match. The match tiebreak was very close, but Murray & Venus came through and claimed their first title together 1-6, 7-6(4), 10-7.
Julian Cash & Henry Patten were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Saketh Myneni in the quarter-final in Dallas 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.
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Doubles Round Up
Liam Broady & Charles Broom were defeated by Karol Drzewiecki & Szymon Walkow in the first round in Vilnius 7-6, 6-3.
Luke Johnson with Sam Berbeek were defeated by Christian Harrison & Andrew Harris in the final in Tenerife 7-6, 6-7, 10-8.
Joe Cooper & Sean Drewry were defeated by Yeong-Seok Jeong & Ji-Hoon Son in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-1.
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki with Prarthana G Thombare were defeated by Ines Murta & Vasanti Shinde in the quarter-final in Porto 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Naiktha Bains with Destanee Alava defeated Lily Fairclough & Olivia Gadecki in the final in Burnie 6-3, 7-5.
Eliz Maloney with Aneta Laboutkova were defeated by Sofya Lansere & Maria Timofeeva in the first round in Grenoble 6-0, 6-2.
Freya Christie & Ali Collins defeated Sofya Lansere & Marie Timofeeva in the final in Grenoble 6-4, 6-3.
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