Jacob Fearnley’s impressive 13-match winning streak came to a halt after losing in straight sets to Tallon Griekspoor at the Stockholm Open.
Fearnley recently broke into the top 100 after a breakthrough summer that saw him win his first ATP Challenger title in Nottingham before suffering a second-round loss to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
British No. 1 after Challenger wins at Rennes and Orleans. 3 Fearnley beat Corentin Moutet in the first round on Tuesday after qualifying in Stockholm.
But the 23-year-old was eliminated in the last 16 after losing 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 to seventh seed Griekspoor.
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Stockholm Open match highlights between Fearnley and Corentin Moutet
Elsewhere, world number 81 Harriet Dart suffered more disappointment. Clara Towson.
Dart, who lost to Danish player Towson in three sets at the China Open last month, recently lost 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Japan Open.
Justin Engel, 17, made history at the Almaty Open on Monday when he became the first player born since 2007 to win an ATP Tour match.
But his run came to a halt when he became the fourth seed. Francisco Cerundolo They defeated the German wild card 6-4 (7-3).
There was better news Jodie Burrage After suffering an injury during her win over Valentina Ryser in the first round of the Lexus W100 at Shrewsbury 2024.
Burrage had been sidelined for seven months due to wrist and ankle injuries, but he bounced back with a 6-2 4-6 6-3 win.
Burrage next played at British no. Play against 4. Sonai Kartal After defeating 15-year-old compatriot Hannah Klugman 6-4 6-4.
What will happen to Sky Sports Tennis in October?
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20 – Dan Evans match)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (14-20 October)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- China Ningbo Open – WTA 500 (October 14-20 – Katie Boulter)
- Erste Bank Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (21-27 October)
- Swiss Indoor, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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