Destanee Aiava and Blake Ellis have been topped champions of the Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide over the weekend.
Brisbane, QLD, 18 November 2024 | Jackson Mansell
Destanee Aiava and Blake Ellis are the most recent champions on the Australian Professional Tour after their triumphs on the Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide.
Aiava capped off a stellar week in Brisbane profitable each the singles and doubles titles.
That includes in an all-Australian singles last, the world No.228 defeated 2016 champion Lizette Cabrera 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in nearly two-and-a-half hours.
Aiava didn’t drop a set till the semifinals, the place she got here from a set right down to prevail towards sixth seed Jia-Jing Lu.
The Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide is Aiava’s second Professional Tour title for 2024, after she efficiently defended her 2023 Cairns Worldwide crown in October.
She then paired with Maddison Inglis to take residence the doubles championship. After dropping the Sydney last final week, Aiava and Inglis convincingly defeated fourth seeds Ankita Raina and Yuki Naito to reign in Brisbane.
Queenslander Blake Ellis had his maiden breakthrough in Tennyson, profitable the boys’s singles title. Winless in his first six finals, Ellis reigned victorious towards fellow Aussie Blake Mott 6-1 6-3 to lastly style silverware.
He will likely be hoping to proceed that type as the highest seed at this week’s Sunshine Coast Tennis Worldwide, the following cease on the Australian Professional Tour.
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In the meantime, Emerson Jones will return to the Professional Tour circuit this week after her maiden ITF Futures title in Sydney, the place the 16-year-old final performed and wreaked havoc by beating three seeded gamers.
Jones will likely be joined by prime seed Priscilla Hon, in what will likely be Hon’s first Australian Professional Tour occasion in 9 months.
Hon just lately competed within the Asian swing, enjoying in the principle draw of Beijing, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Earlier than that she achieved fundamental draw standing on the US Open for the primary time in 5 years.
The world No.193 is aiming for her first title since claiming the Burnie Worldwide in February.
The Sunshine Coast Tennis Worldwide will likely be performed in Caloundra from 17-24 November.
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