Jay Clarke wins second successive title
The Hindu
Jay Clarke wins $15,000 ITF men's tennis tournament, defeating Alexandr Binda in final for second consecutive title.
Top seed Jay Clarke of Britain beat second seed Alexandr Binda of Italy 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the Gujarat University Tennis Academy on Sunday.
It was the second successive title for the 26-year-old Jay, following his title last week in Chandigarh.
It was the 14th career singles title for Jay, who had competed in the four Challengers in India earlier this season in Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Delhi, but had managed to win only three matches in all.
Jay, ranked a career-best 153 in 2019, had dropped only one set in two weeks in the ITF events, and that was to Aryan Shah in the semifinals in the current event.
The results: Singles (final): Jay Clarke (GBR) bt Alexandr Binda (Ita) 6-3, 7-6(4).
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