Aussie weekly roundup: Friends win Belgrade double closing | 11 November, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions
John Friends ended his 2024 season on a excessive observe after he and fellow Briton Jamie Murray claimed their second title in three weeks collectively.
Melbourne, Australia, 11 November 2024 | Jackson Mansell
John Friends ended his season in thrilling style, profitable the Serbian Open doubles title with Nice Britain’s Jamie Murray.
Within the closing of the event, they each got here out towards Ivan Dodig and Skander Mansouri 3-6 7-6 (5) [11-9].
Friends and Murray have continued to win since renewing their partnership in August.
Their victory in Belgrade marked their second title in three weeks after they received the ATP 500 occasion in Basel.
Till the final 4 🤩🤩@EllenPerez95 and fellow American Nicole Melichar-Martinez completed the group stage of the WTA Finals with a 2-1 file and can compete within the semifinals of the occasion👏#GoAussies #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/KEOy1jzYcD
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) November 6, 2024
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Ellen Perez: After ending second within the 2023 WTA Finals, Perez and her US counterpart, Nicole Melichar-Martinez, as soon as once more superior past the group levels to the semi-finals in Riyadh. After two group stage match wins, the duo misplaced to second seed Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski to turn into the eventual champions.
Chris O’Connell: For the primary time since January, O’Connell reached the quarterfinals of a tour-level occasion on the ATP 250 event in Belgrade. Throughout his run, 30-year-old Mimoir Kecmanovic dismantled the world quantity 53 in simply over an hour, earlier than shedding to former champion Denis Shapovalov.
Alex Bolt: The left-hander superior to the finals of the Matsuyama Challenger this week. In his first ATP Challenger closing in 10 months and bidding for his fourth title at that degree, the 31-year-old fell brief towards world No.119 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in straight units.
Patrick Harper: The 24-year-old received his first ATP Challenger title in Knoxville, USA. A former faculty participant, Harper joins Britain’s Johannus on Monday as they beat Individuals Micah Brasswell and Eliot Spizzirri for the crown. It got here on the heels of his ATP Challenger doubles semi-final final week in Charlottesville, USA.
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Astra Sharma: The world No.249 had her greatest outcome 4 months after she reached the quarterfinals of the Midland WTA 125 occasion. In her first spherical match, Sharma defeated world No.93 Ann Li for her first 100 win since Palermo Women Open in July.
Tina Smith: The 22-year-old hit the primary spherical on the Cali WTA 125 occasion in Colombia this week. After the spectacular win, it marked Smith’s first look at that degree earlier than he dreamed of reaching the semi-finals. She was ultimately stopped by eventual champion, world No. 102 Irina Camelia Begu.
Tristan Schoolkate and Li Tu: Unseeded on the Matsuyama Challenger in Japan, Schoolkate and Tu reached their first doubles semifinal. Regardless of withdrawing from the occasion, the pair superior to the ultimate 4 with out dropping a set.
Thomas Fancutt: On the Matsuyama Challenger occasion, the world quantity 119 partnered Taiwan’s Ray Ho to proceed his current sturdy kind by operating into the semifinals twice. It marked his sixth ATP Challenger semifinal within the final eight appearances and received 10 awards.
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