John Friends has ended his 2024 season on a excessive be aware after he and British doubles associate Jamie Murray captured their second title in three weeks collectively.
Melbourne, Australia, 11 November 2024 | Jackson Mansell
John Friends has ended his season in scintillating vogue, profitable the Serbia Open doubles title alongside Nice Britain’s Jamie Murray.
In a tightly-contest ultimate, the pair got here from a set all the way down to defeat Ivan Dodig and Skander Mansouri 3-6 7-6(5) [11-9].
Friends and Murray have continued their profitable methods since they revived their partnership in August.
Their triumph in Belgrade marked their second title in three weeks after in addition they prevailed on the ATP 500 occasion in Basel.
By to the ultimate 4 🤩🤩@EllenPerez95 and her American doubles associate Nicole Melichar-Martinez end the WTA Finals group stage with a 2-1 document and can compete within the occasion’s semifinals👏#GoAussies #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/KEOy1jzYcD
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) November 6, 2024
This week’s most excellent performers embrace…
Ellen Perez: Following a runner-up look on the 2023 WTA Finals, Perez and her US associate, Nicole Melichar-Martinez, once more progressed past the group phases to the semifinals in Riyadh. After two of three group-stage match wins, the duo succumbed to second seeds and eventual champions Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski.
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, the 30-year-old dismantled world No.53 Mimoir Kecmanovic in simply over an hour, earlier than he misplaced to eventual champion Denis Shapovalov.
Alex Bolt: The left-hander superior to the ultimate of the Matsuyama Challenger this week. In his first ATP Challenger ultimate in 10 months and bidding for his fourth title at that stage, the 31-year-old fell quick in opposition to world No.119 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in straight units.
Patrick Harper: The 24-year-old gained his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title in Knoxville, USA. A former collegiate participant, Harper paired with Britain’s Johannus Monday to defeat People Micah Brasswell and Eliot Spizzirri for the crown. It got here on the heels of his ATP Challenger doubles semifinal final week in Charlottesville, USA.
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Astra Sharma: The world No.249 had her finest lead to 4 months after she reached the quarterfinals of the Midland WTA 125 occasion. In her first-round match, Sharma toppled world No.93 Ann Li for her first top-100 victory for the reason that Palermo Women Open in July.
Tina Smith: The 22-year-old scored a sequence of firsts on the Cali WTA 125 occasion in Colombia this week. Having gained via qualifying, it marked Smith’s first main-draw look at that stage earlier than she went on a dream run to the semifinals. She was ultimately halted by the 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 semifinal as a duo. 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 No.119 partnered with Taiwan’s Ray Ho to proceed his sturdy latest kind with a run to the doubles semifinals. It marked the 29-year-old’s sixth ATP Challenger semifinal from his previous eight occasions and snapped a 10-match profitable streak.
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