James McCabe did not drop a set en route to his first ITF Futures title, one of several great results for Australian players around the globe last week.
Melbourne, Australia, 22 July 2024 | Matt Trollope
In his third career final, James McCabe broke through for his first professional title at the ITF Futures tournament in Nottingham.
The 21-year-old’s milestone was one of several notable results achieved by Australians in the past week.
Aleksandar Vukic, Alex Bolt and Astra Sharma reached tour-level singles quarterfinals, while Jaimee Fourlis and Petra Hule combined to win the ITF clay-court doubles title in Darmstadt, Germany.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
James McCabe: McCabe, 21, was the top seed at the M25 hard-court event in Nottingham and won the singles title without dropping a set. He was most dominant in the final, beating Brit George Loffhagen 6-0 6-1 to win his 33rd match of the year. The result is expected to push the Aussie towards the top 300.
Jaimee Fourlis: Combining with Petra Hule, Fourlis hoisted the doubles trophy at the W35 ITF event in Darmstadt, Germany. It was the pair’s second straight title. Fourlis also reached the singles quarterfinals in Darmstadt, winning four matches in a row after beginning the week in qualifying.
Petra Hule: Alongside Fourlis, Hule beat Karolina Kubanova and Sapfo Sakellaridi 7-6(6) 6-4 in the Darmstadt final to capture her seventh career ITF doubles title. She and Fourlis began their partnership in June and have already built a 12-2 record, winning back-to-back titles.
Blake Ellis: Ellis was another doubles finalist at ITF level, combining with fellow Aussie Joshua Charlton to finish runner-up in Nottingham. Ellis improves to 26-12 on the doubles court in 2024.
Joshua Charlton: By reaching the ITF Nottingham final alongside Ellis, Charlton is now 31-8 in doubles in 2024, having reached eight finals with various partners. He and Ellis are 14-3 as a combination this season, this being their fourth final together.
Aleksandar Vukic: Vukic continued his solid form on grass in 2024, advancing to the ATP Newport quarterfinals in singles – a result pushing his live ranking up to world No.60. Vukic also advanced to the doubles semifinals alongside Luke Saville.
Luke Saville: Saville’s doubles semifinal finish in Newport, partnering Vukic, was his best result at tour-level in 2024. Saville is now 19-12 on the doubles court across all professional…
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