British Tennis: Round-Up 19th January 2015

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Inglot reaches Auckland final

Dom Inglot enjoyed a solid week at the Heineken Open in New Zealand, reaching the final with Florin Mergea before suffering a 7-6(1), 6-4 defeat to No.4 seeds Leander Paes & Raven Klaasen.

Singles final for Moore in Prerov

Ewan Moore won through five rounds at SF Motors - 27th Czech International Junior Indoor Championships before losing 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3 to Michal Dembek of Poland in the final. 

Hernandez & Story make Szczecin final

Ricky Hernandez & Matthew Story teamed up at the Magnolia Cup 2015 in Poland and were knocked into second place by Smolicki & Zuk. Going down 4-6, 6-3, (10-4) in the final. 

Indian Summer for Canter

Alexis Canter landed the doubles title at the Delhi ITF Juniors after pairing up with Japanese player Yuya Ito to beat Lim & Meng 6-2, 6-3.   

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Joy for Watson in Hobart

Heather Watson became the first British woman since Anne Hobbs in 1985 to win two WTA Tour titles when she beat Madison Brengle in the final of the Hobart International.

The British No.1 overcame her American opponent 6-3, 6-4 after earlier knocking out Sloane Stephens and Roberta Vinci. 

Heather said after her win, “I knew Madison would be tough - we know each other very well on and off the court, and we practise a lot in Florida.

"It really was my toughest match of the week. I was happy I stayed mentally strong and managed to get ahead and hold my nerve at the end."

Edmund qualifies for Australian Open

Edmund qualifies for Australian Open

Kyle Edmund is into the main draw at the Australian Open after an epic battle with Dane Propoggia in the final round of qualifying. Liam Broady won two matches but was eventually beaten by veteran American Michael Russell.

Doubles final for Clarke in Caracas

Jay Clarke & Norwegian partner Casper Ruud pushed Blancaneaux & Humbert all the way at the Copa Gatorade 2015 in Venezuela but lost 6-1, 6-7(5), (10-7) in the final.