Cairns, Queensland, 14 October 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Within the second week of the Australian Professional Tour in Cairns, prime seeds Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava prevailed of their respective all-Australian finals.
Efficiently defending his 2023 Cairns Worldwide crown, Jasika’s straight-sets victory over second seed Marc Polmans solely heightens his dominance across the ITF circuit within the final six weeks.
Unbeaten since late August, the 27-year-old is now on a 27-match profitable streak, nearly tripling his earlier better of 10.
With titles beforehand in Bali and Darwin, Jasika now holds a career-best rating of world No.191.
The journey to an eighth ITF title was not as simple for Aiava, nevertheless. She wanted two hours to defeat junior world No.1 Emerson Jones within the semifinal, organising a gruelling closing with top-200 participant Maddison Inglis.
Aiava gained 6-2 4-6 7-5 in a close to three-hour battle, claiming her first skilled title since October 2023.
“It felt like reward for a protracted week, in addition to enjoying doubles,” stated Aiava, the world No.196. “I believe loads of my matches had been fairly powerful, however I used to be proud of my efficiency all through your entire week, and I believe I competed nicely.”
Aiava’s profitable week additionally included reaching the doubles closing with fellow Aussie Alexandra Bozovic; they fell to prime seeds Petra Hule and Alana Parnaby.
The Aussie pair made it a clear sweep in Cairns this previous fortnight, additionally triumphant within the first Cairns Worldwide match. Hule and Parnaby required a brilliant tiebreak to hoist the silverware, taking it out 10-2.
The Australian Professional Tour subsequent stops in South Australia for the Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide this Sunday. It can mark the primary ATP Challenger occasion in Australia for the reason that Burnie Worldwide in February.
