MUNICH, October 13, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar)
M25 Nevers FRA – Viktor Durasovic prevails in France again
Viktor Durasovic sealed the title of the 23e Internationaux de Tennis Nevers-Nievre, held at Comite Departemental de Tennis de la Nievre.
The Norwegian No. 4 seed stopped the run of French wild card entry and former Junior World No. 1 Luca van Assche, who clinched the trophy of the Roland Garros junior championships this season, in the semi-finals in two sets.
Frenchman Arthur Reymond knocked off the tournament’s top favourite Alexey Vatutin from Russia in the stage of the final four in three sets.
Twenty-four-year-old Durasovic won 79 per cent of his first-service points in the championship match and converted four break-points to secure a 6-2, 6-4 win after one hour and 24 minutes. The Orkdal native celebrated his seventh singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour and his second at 25k-level this season on French soil.
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M25 Setubal POR – Arthur Cazaux caps dream run
The Grupo Re/Max Lounge Setubal Open 2021, hosted by the Clube de Tenis de Setubal, concluded with the title win of qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
The former junior’s World No. 4 won the all-French semi-final battle against Laurent Lokoli in straight sets.
Australian No. 6 seed Rinky Hijikata, who was ranked No. 9 as a junior, eased past Maximilian Neuchrist from Austria in the semi-finals in two sets.
Montpellier-born Cazaux broke his opponent four times in the title match without facing a break-point to succeed 7-5, 6-0 in 89 minutes. The 19-year-old lifted his second career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M25 Prague CZE – Khumoyun Sultanov triumphs again on hard court
Khumoyun Sultanov took the trophy of the Neride Indoor Prague Open 2021, held at TK Neride
The 22-year-old Uzbek battled past former college player Timo Stodder from Germany in the stage of the last four in three sets.
Czech No. 8 seed David Poljak advanced to the final with a straight-set win against German No. 6 seed Tobias Simon.
No. 4 seeded Sultanov withstood 10 aces from his 25-year-old rival and gained four breaks in the championship match to claim a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory after two hours and 13 minutes. The Namangan native celebrated his second career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour following his maiden title win on home soil two years ago.
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M25 Lima PER – Daniel Dutra da Silva returns to winners’ circle
Left-handed Daniel Dutra da Silva was crowned champion at the M25 Lima tournament, hosted by Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposicion.
The veteran emerged victorious from the all-Brazilian semi-final clash against No. 8 seeded Oscar Jose Gutierrez in three sets.
Top seeded Spaniard Eduard Esteve Lobato fought past Wilson Leite from Brazil in the semi-finals in three sets.
Sao Paulo-born Dutra da Silva won six points more in the title match to succeed 7-6, 6-4 after one hour and 43 minutes. The 33-year-old lifted his 24th career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour and his first since 2017.
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M15 Doha QAT – Oscar Moraing wins debut title
Oscar Moraing captured the title of the 1st Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour 2021, held at Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha.
Oscar Moraing (photo: QTF)
The German fought through the top half of the draw, defeating Georgian No. 6 seed Aleksandre Bakshi in the semi-finals in two sets.
Ryan James Storrie, the British No. 7 seed, eased past German No. 5 seed Dominik Boehler in the stage of the final four in straight sets.
Twenty-one-year-old Moraing broke his opponent in the championship match four times and dropped one service-game to seal victory 7-5, 6-3 after exact two hours of play.
The former college player for the Oklahoma State University, who is based at the Moraing Tennis Academy in Germany, celebrated his first title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
M15 Ithaca USA – Charles Broom clinches maiden title
Charles Broom was victorious at the Reis Family Future, hosted by Reis Tennis Center, to lift his first singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
The 23-year-old Briton eased past A.J. Catanzariti from the United States in the semi-finals in three sets.
Henry Patten set the all-British final with a straight-set victory against US-American No. 2 seed Toby Kodat, who was ranked No. 4 in ITF Juniors this season.
Unseeded Broom outpointed his countryman in the title match 117-93 to prevail 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 32 minutes.
In the doubles-competition, the two singles finalists clinched the trophy, beating the US-American duo Eduardo Nava and Nathan Ponwith in the championship match 7-6, 6-3.
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M15 Naples USA – Ryan Harrison returns to winners’ circle on home soil
Ryan Harrison from the United States clinched the trophy of the ASC BMW $15,000 WTT, held at Academia Sanchez-Casal in Florida.
The former World No. 40 edged out Swiss No. 4 seed Damien Wenger in the stage of the last four in two sets.
French No. 3 seed Antoine Cornut Chauvinc took the last step to the final with a straight-set win versus Canadian No. 8 seed Liam Draxl.
Twenty-nine-year-old Harrison, the older brother of tennis professional Christian Harrison, won 82 per cent of his first-service points in the championship match and broke his 21-year-old rival three times to secure a 6-3, 7-5 victory after one hour and 44 minutes. The No. 2 seed from Shreveport, Louisiana celebrated his eighth career title including four ATP Challenger trophies and one triumph on the ATP Tour. It has been his first title win since 2017.
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M15 Sozopol BUL – Billy Harris earns maiden title
The Santa Marina Cup, hosted by Santa Marina Tennis Centre in Sozopol, concluded with the title win of Billy Harris.
The 26-year-old from Great Britain advanced to the final with a three-set victory against Russian No. 3 seed Yan Bondarevskiy.
German No. 5 seed Kai Wehnelt, who played college tennis for the Utah State University, fought past No. 4 seeded Bulgarian Alexander Donski in three sets.
No. 6 seed Harris gained five breaks in the title match to triumph 6-4, 6-1 in 69 minutes. The Nottingham native, who lives on the Isle of Man, lifted his first trophy on the Pro Circuit.
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M15 Platja d’Aro ESP – Ivan Gakhov prevails in Catalonia
Left-handed Ivan Gakhov is the champion of the 1R ITF M15 Platja d’Aro 365, held at Club Tennis d’Aro.
The Russian No. 2 seed benefited in the semi-finals from the retirement of No. 8 seeded Spaniard Pol Toledo Bague at the score of 6-3, 3-2.
Jose Fco. Vidal Azorin from Spain, who entered the competition on position three, booked the spot in the final with a straight-set win versus Italian top seed Giovanni Fonio.
Lasting two hours and 14 minutes, 24-year-old Gakhov converted all of his six break-point chances and lost four service games in the championship match to seal a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win. The Moscow native, who lives in Barcelona, celebrated his 11th career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Sharm El Sheikh EGY – Gabriel Decamps wins maiden trophy
Gabriel Decamps took the title of the M15 Sharm El Sheikh tournament, hosted by Soho Square.
The 22-year-old Brazilian battled through the bottom half of the draw, beating French No. 3 seed Nathan Seateun in the semi-finals in three sets.
Petr Hajek from the Czech Republic cruised past top seeded Italian Lorenzo Bocchi in the stage of the final four in straight sets.
Unseeded Decamps broke his 24-year-old rival in the title match eight times and lost four service games to prevail 7-5, 6-7, 6-0 after about two hours. The Sao Paulo native lifted his first trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
M15 Cancun MEX – Christian Langmo captures back-to-back titles
Following his title win at the same place last week, Christian Langmo from the United States captured the trophy of the World Tennis Tour Cancun 2021, held at Cancun Tennis Complex.
The former college player for the University of Miami made the last step to the final by defeating Juan Alejandro Hernandez Serrano from Mexico in three sets.
Frenchman Jaimee Floyd Angele rallied past Alfredo Perez from the United States in the semi-finals in three sets.
Twenty-five-year-old Langmo fired 12 aces in the championship match and won 83 per cent of his first-service points to claim a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory after one hour and 32 minutes. The No. 5 seed from Boca Raton celebrated his third singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour, all of them won in Cancun.
M15 Monastir TUN – Guy den Ouden clinches third title of 2021
Guy den Ouden emerged victorious at the Magic Hotel Tours tournament, held at Hotel Skanes Family in Monastir.
The 19-year-old Dutch knocked off the tournament’s top favourite Skander Mansouri from Tunisia in the semi-finals in two sets.
Ugo Blanchet won the all-French semifinal-encounter against No. 6 seed Valentin Vacherot in straight sets.
No. 8 seeded den Ouden capitalized on four of his six break-point chances in the title match to succeed 6-4, 6-2 in 86 minutes. Following his back-to-back titles in Huy and Allershausen a couple of weeks ago, the college player for the Pepperdine University lifted his third career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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