MUNICH, March 16, 2022 (by Dietmar Kaspar)
M25 Bendigo AUS – Omar Jasika returns to winners’ circle
The Bendigo Pro Tour#2, held at the Bendigo Tennis Association, concluded with the title win of left-handed Omar Jasika.
In the all-Australian semi-finals, the 24-year-old wild card entry cruised past Tristan Schoolkate in two sets.
Qualifier James McCabe continued his great run of form this week by beating No. 6 seed Dane Sweeny in the semi-finals in straight sets.
Melbourne-born Jasika, who was banned from professional tennis for two years from March 2018 following a positive cocaine test, converted four of his 10 break-point chances in the championship match without dropping a service game to triumph 6-1, 6-2 in 77 minutes. The former Juniors World No. 6, who clinched the boys’ singles and doubles title at the 2014 US Open, lifted his fourth career trophy on the Pro Circuit, his first since the ATP Challenger tournament in Burnie 2017.
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M25 Antalya TUR – Nerman Fatic wins another title on clay
Top seed Nerman Fatic clinched the trophy of the Antalya Series, hosted by Club Megasaray in Belek.
The 27-year-old from Bosnia and Herzegovina made the last step to the final by defeating Felix Gill from Great Britain in straight sets.
Ukrainian No. 5 seed Oleksii Krutykh edged out Yuki Mochizuki from Japan in the stage of the final four in three sets.
Sarajevo-born Fatic gained one break and nine points more in the title match to secure a 7-6, 6-4 victory in two hours and 14 minutes. The current World No. 280 celebrated his sixth career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour, all of them achieved on clay court.
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M15 Creteil FRA – Clement Tabur clinches back-to-back titles
Following his title win in Faro last week, twenty-two-year-old Clement Tabur was crowned champion at the Internationaux du Grand Paris, held at Comite Val-de-Marne.
In the all-French semi-finals, the former Juniors World No. 10 cruised past wild card entry Martin Breysach in straight sets.
Axel Garcian, who entered the competition by wild card, won the semifinal-battle of the teenagers against junior entry Sean Cuenin in three sets.
Reims-born Tabur capitalized on five of his 12 break-point chances in the championship match and lost two service games to triumph 7-5, 6-1 after 93 minutes. The No. 6 seed, who clinched the doubles trophy at the Australian Open Junior Championships 2018 alongside his compatriot Hugo Gaston, lifted his third singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Bhopal IND – Arjun Kadhe returns to winners’ circle
Local hero Arjun Kadhe took the title of the M15 Bhopal tournament, hosted by the venue of the Arera Club.
The No. 4 seed eased past Nicolas Tepmahc from France in the stage of the final four in two sets.
No. 2 seed Sidharth Rawat set the all-Indian final with a straight-set win against his No. 3 seeded countryman Manish Sureshkumar.
Twenty-eight-year-old Kadhe gained one break more in the title match to seal a 7-6, 6-4 win in one hour and 40 minutes. The Pune-born celebrated his third career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour and his first since 2018.
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M15 Sharm El Sheikh EGY – Saba Purtseladze captures maiden title
Saba Purtseladze emerged victorious at the M15 Sharm El Sheikh tournament, held at Soho Square.
The 20-year-old Georgian fought past Italian No. 5 seed Giovanni Oradini, who played college tennis for the Mississippi State University, in the semi-finals in three sets.
Uisung Park, the No. 8 seed from the Korean Republic, advanced to the final with a straight-set win against Italian No. 6 seed Francesco Vilardo.
Unseeded Purtseladze fired 10 aces in the championship match and won 79 per cent of his first-service points to prrevail 6-4, 6-4 after one hour and 34 minutes. The Tbilisi native, who represented Georgia in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup 2022, lifted his first singles trophy on the Pro Circuit.
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M15 Monastir TUN – Lucas Catarina dominates in Tunisia
Lucas Catarina clinched the trophy of the Magic Tours tournament, hosted by Hotel Skanes Family in Monastir, without dropping a set the entire week.
The 25-year-old defeated No. 6 seed Eliakim Coulibaly from the Ivory Coast, who is mentored and managed by former Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce, in the stage of the last four.
Frenchman Terence Atmane benefited in the semi-finals from the retirement of last week’s Monastir champion Raphael Collignon from Belgium in the first set.
Top seed Catarina converted six of his eight break-point chances in the title match by dropping two service games to claim a 6-4, 6-1 victory in 85 minutes. The Monaco native, who entered the main draw of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters by wild card three times, celebrated his 10th singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour and his sixth in Monastir.
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