At the Stockholm Open, Jacob Fearnley of Britain defeated Corentin Moutet and extended his winning streak to 13 matches.
About a year ago, Fearnley had no ranking. However, after winning four straight Challenger titles, he made his way inside the top 100. The 23-year-old athlete qualified for the ATP 250 event in Sweden by winning two qualifying matches after taking a few weeks of break.
Moreover, Fearnley defeated Moutet of France 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) to advance and face the seventh seed Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the second round. The athlete won his maiden ATP Tour match at Wimbledon last July after receiving a wildcard. This is his second career victory.
According to the ATP records, Jacob Fearnley’s rise to being 98th in the world from 646th at the beginning of the year and 1,893rd last September 2023 is the fourth-largest move into the top since 2000.
In other news, Cameron Norrie lost to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4 as he made his comeback from an arm injury.
Source: BBC