Scotland’s Jacob Fearnley is ready to interrupt into the highest 100 of the boys’s singles world rankings after profitable his fourth title of the yr on the Challenger Tour.
The 23-year-old from Edinburgh beat Frenchman Harold Mayot, who had gone into the event one place above in a hundred and twenty fifth on the earth, 6-3 7-6 to win the Orleans Open.
Having taken the primary set, the Scot then gained a second-set tie-break 7-5.
Fearnley just lately graduated from Texas Christian College and impressed at Wimbledon this summer season, taking a set off seven-time winner Novak Djokovic within the second spherical earlier than shedding 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5.
Having began the yr exterior the world’s prime 600, he has since additionally gained titles in Nottingham, Lincoln (USA) and Rennes and shall be ranked 98th on the earth when the rankings are up to date on Monday.
