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This week the victories continued to flow for Aussies, with eight titles won in singles and doubles.
ATP
Three ATP events were held last week, with two 250 events in Atlanta and Gstaad, and one 500 event in Hamburg.
Four Australians played in Atlanta and Sam Groth, who made the second round, had the best result.
In Gstaad, Rameez Junaid made the quarter finals with a Polish partner.
In Hamburg, the biggest event of the week, John Peers competed with Jamie Murray and took a three-set win over Colombian rivals in the final. It is the pair’s sixth doubles title together at ATP level, and first at a 500 point event. It is also their second title this year, putting them well on track to make the ATP world tour finals in London at the end of the year.
#atp Here is John Peers and Jamie Murray, with their trophies, after the doubles win in Hamburg. Well done to both. pic.twitter.com/0sRDG5hPi0
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 2, 2015
WTA
Just one Aussie competed in the WTA this week, with Ajla Tomljanovic making the second round in Brazil before suffering a disappointing loss to Tereza Martincova in three sets.
Two Aussies competed also competed in the Nanchang $125,000 event, with Alison Bai qualifying but losing in the opening round.
ATP Challenger
Aussie players focused on the event in Lexington, Kentucky, with singles and doubles titles taken out by current and former Australians.
In singles it was all about John Millman. The Queenslander continued his great form from Wimbledon, with his sixth Challenger title win in Lexington, losing just two sets on his way to his first title of the year.
#atp Here is Millman, with his trophy, after winning the Challenger in Lexington. Well done to the Queenslander. pic.twitter.com/Z594JFcoTU
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 3, 2015
Millman is now guaranteed a main draw spot at the US Open in four weeks.
In doubles there was also success for Australia, with Carsten Ball and Brydan Klein taking the title.
Ball, who was as high as 108 in the world in singles, won his 19th doubles title at Challenger level with a straight-set win over a South African pairing. For Klein – who was born in Australia but represents Great Britain now – it is his fifth doubles title at this level.
#itf Here is the duo, with their medals, after the win in doubles at Lexington. Well done to both. pic.twitter.com/7vtzkzmoqX
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 2, 2015
ITF
Matt Reid faced youngster Aleksandar Vukic in the Canada F6 final, for the second all-Australian final this year – the last one was in Mildura earlier this year.
After a tight first set won by Reid 14-12 in the tiebreaker, Reid ran away with the second set to win 7-6 6-1. It was Reid’s seventh singles title and first since the Burnie Challenger last year.
#itf Here is Reid, with his Cowboys jersey on, after winning in Canada. Well done to the Sydney sider. pic.twitter.com/VURG5Y2GxT
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 3, 2015
Gavin Van Peperzeel also won a title in Serbia, one year after winning his first singles title in the country. He only lost one set during the week, in the quarters, and lost just three games in the final.
The Queenslander will now crack the top 300 next week.
#itf Here is Van Peperzeel, with his trophy, after the singles title win in Serbia. Well done to the Queenslander. pic.twitter.com/C61eAun7Gy
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 3, 2015
There was almost one more Australian winner in singles, as Brad Mousley made the final in Turkey, but lost in a final-set tiebreaker, having saved four match points in the process.
The youngster made his second final for the year and will continue to lower his ranking in the next few weeks.
It wasn’t all bad news though as he won his third doubles title of the year at the same event. He now has five overall in his career.
Another two Aussies won doubles titles.
Dan Dowson, from New South Wales, won his first ever doubles title in Egypt with Alexander Ward. The 19-year-old has a doubles ranking for the first time in his career after gaining a singles ranking earlier in the year.
#itf Here is Dowson, on the right, with his medal after the win in Egypt. Well done to him on the title. pic.twitter.com/nrEDCb5v8H
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 3, 2015
In Canada, after winning in Granby with Storm Sanders in the previous week, Jessica Moore won in Gatineau with Carol Zhao. It is her 20th ITF title in doubles and her fourth this year.
#itf Here is Jessica Moore, and her partner, with their trophies after the win in Gatineau. Well done to her. pic.twitter.com/wf4jTzhDnn
— Shane Jones (@TennisResultsAu) August 3, 2015
Finally, well done to Blade Fong and Jai Corbett, who won their first main draw matches to gain an ATP world ranking for the first time.
Rankings
Bernard Tomic remains Australia’s highest ranked male player, but moves down a spot to 26 in the world.
John Millman, after his Challenger win in Lexington, moves to 84 in the world – a career high.
The biggest riser was Carsten Ball, who rose 672 spots to 1319 in the world after qualifying for Lexington.
John Peers, with the win in Hamburg, rose to his highest ranking of 17 in doubles.
On the women’s side, Sam Stosur remains the highest, at 21 in the world.
Alexandra Nancarrow, who won in Serbia last week, cracked the top 400 once again to be at 386.
Casey Dellacqua rose two places to 15, to be the highest doubles player.
This week
The American swing continues in the lead up to the US Open. Players will compete in Washington, Stanford, and in Kitzbuhel in Austria. Those results will be covered next week in the Australian File.
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