By Glenys Furness
- Olivia Nicholls made the final of Indian Wells doubles
- Brit was unseeded
- Defeated fifth seeds en route
INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA, USA – Olivia Nicholls with Tereza Mihalikova entered Indian Wells and were unseeded. The Brits made the final defeating two seeded pairs en route.
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Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova entered the WTA 1000 event and were unseeded. In the first round the Brit/Slovakian were against seventh seeds Anna Danilina & Irina Khromacheva. The seeds broke early in the first set and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit/Slovak re-group and break early to level up the match. In the match tiebreak the seeds pushed hard, however, it was Nicholls & Mihalikova who edged through to take the win 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
The second round saw the Brit/Slovak against Fanny Stollar & Aldila Sutjiadi. Nicholls & Mihalikova dominated the first set and took the lead. The second set saw Stollar & Sutjiadi mount a fight back and broke serve to level up the match. In the match tiebreak, the Brit/Slovak again dominated and moved into the next round 6-1, 4-6, 10-2.
In the quarter-final Nicholls & Mihalikova were against Anna Kalinskaya & Cally McNally. The Brit/Slovak secured the vital break of serve in the first set to take the lead. The second set was much much closer as Kalinskaya & McNally forced a tiebreak. In the breaker the Brit/Slovak dominated and moved into the next round 6-4, 7-6(1).
The semi-final saw Nicholls & Mihalikova against fifth seeds Hsieh Su-Wei & Shuai Zhang. The seeds stayed close to the Brit/Slovak in the first set and looked to force a tiebreak. However, the Brit/Slovak broke right at the end and took the lead. The second set was a little easier for Nicholls & Mihalikova as they broke serve early and took the match in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.
In the final the Brit/Slovak were against Asia Muhammad & Demi Schuurs. The American/Dutch pair dominated the first set and took the lead. The second set was much closer. Nicholls & Mihalikova forced a tiebreak, however, Muhammad & Schuurs got the break needed and took the match 6-2, 7-6(4).
Doubles Round Up
Jack Draper with Tomas Machac were defeated by Marcelo Arevalo & Mate Pavic in the second round in Indian Wells 6-3, 6-4.
Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski were defeated by Sebastian Korda & Jordan Thompson in the second round in Indian Wells 6-7(2), 7-5, 11-9.
Jamie Murray with Adam Pavlasek were defeated by Jiri Lehecka & Alejandro Tabilo in the second round in Indian Wells 7-6(1), 6-4.
Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool were defeated by Fernando Romboli & John-Patrick Smith in the second round in Indian Wells 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.
Henry Patten with Harri Heliovaara were defeated by Yuki Bhambri & Andre Goransson in the second round in Indian Wells 6-2, 5-7, 10-5.
Jacob Fearnley with Patrick Harper were defeated by Cleeve Harper & Eliot Spizzirri in the first round in Phoenix 6-4, 4-6, 10-4.
Billy Harris & Joshua Paris were defeated by Robert Cash & JJ Tracy in the first round in Cap Cana 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.
Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis were defeated by Liam Hignett & James MacKinley in the first round in Cherbourg 4-6, 6-1, 10-1.
Liam Hignett & James MacKinley were defeated by Jakub Paul & David Pel in the quarter-final in Cherbourg 6-2, 6-4.
Ben Jones with Eero Vasa were defeated by Hamish Stewart & David Poljak in the semi-final in Creteil 7-6(6), 1-6, 10-7.
Hamish Stewart with David Poljak defeated Mats Hermans & Tim Ruehl in the final in Creteil 7-6(1), 6-3.
James Wilkinson with Guilherme Valdoleiros were defeated by Patrick Kaukovalta & Johannes Seeman in the first round in Vale do Lobo 6-2, 6-1.
Finn Bass with Pedro Araujo were defeated by Patrick Kaukovalta & Johannes Seeman in the quarter-final in Vale do Lobo 6-3, 6-2.
James Story & Joe Tyler were defeated by Rafael Izquierdo & Francisco Rocha in the semi-final in Vale do Lobo 6-4, 4-6, 11-9.
Jay Clarke with Grigoriy Lomakin were defeated by Filliberto Fumagalli & Aryan Lakshmann in the first round in Chandigarh 6-3, 1-6, 10-7.
Ali Habib with Cedric Stanke were defeated by Michal Krajci & Leyton Rivera in the quarter-final in Sharm El Sheikh 6-4, 7-6(6).
Ewen Lumsden with Michael Zhu were defeated by Aleksandr Braynin & Georgii Kravchenko in the quarter-final in Sharm El Sheikh 6-2, 7-6(4).
Victoria Allen with Gina Dittmann were defeated by Elena-Teodora Cadar & Isabella Shinikova in the semi-final in Sharm El Sheikh 6-3, 2-6, 10-7.
Stefan Cooper with Alvin Tudorica were defeated by Maikel De Boes & Stijn Paardekooper in the quarter-final in Humantla 6-2, 6-4.
Lucia Cassidy with Dominika Podhajecka were defeated by Andre Lukosuite & Luise Reisel in the quarter-final in Monastir 5-7, 6-3, 10-7.
Esther Adeshina with Julia Adams were defeated by Eryn Cayetano & Emma Slavikova in the final in Monastir 7-5, 3-6, 10-4.
Alicia Barnett with Elixane Lechemia were defeated by Naima Karamoko & Conny Perrin in the first round in Targu Mures 6-1, 7-6(4).
Madeleine Brooks with Justina Mikulskyte were defeated by Camilla Rosatello & Nina Stojanovic in the final in Targu Mures 7-6(1), 6-2.
Mingge Xu with Emerson Jones were defeated by Kanako Morisaki & Akiko Omae in the first round in Kyoto 6-4, 7-6(7).
Alyana Paes with Lauryn Jacobs were defeated by Stefanie Auer & Anastasia Mozgaleva in the first round in Alaminos 6-0, 6-0.
Amelie Brooks & Summer Yardley were defeated by Mercedes Aristegui & Sara Dols in the first round in Alaminos 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 10-8.
Eliz Maloney with Anja Wildgruber were defeated by Claudia Gasparovic & Ekaterina Perelygina in the quarter-final in Alaminos 4-6, 6-1, 10-3.
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