Reynolds, Watts lose final, Hourigan title
- Dave Worsley
- May 6
- 1 min read
The New Zealand duo of Finn Reynolds and James Watt have been beaten in the final of the Ostrava Challenger in Czechia.
They had defeated the top seeds in the semifinals but fell to local wildcards Stefan Latinovic (Czech) and Serbian Jan Jermar 7-5, 6-3.
Reynolds and Watt had their serves broken on four ocassions compared to acheiving two breaks on their opponents in the one hour 23 minute contest.
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The great run sees Finn and James improving their career high rankings again, with Reynold up to 145 in the ATP doubles rankings and Watt rising to 213
The have made the final, semifinals, quarters and final in their last four tournmanets
The kiwi duo now compete in the 91,250 euro Challanger at Francavilla al Mare in France where they face Russian Ivan Liutarevich and dutchman Mick Veldheer.
Meanwhile Paige Hourigan has won the doubles title at Lopota, Georgia, winning in a rain-delayed final with Indiian Rutuja Bhosale.
Hourigan and Bhosale defeated India’s Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamdipaty and Alexandra Shubladze from Russia 6-3 6-2 in the ITF W50 tournament.
It is Hourigan’s first title of the year, after winning four doubles tournaments in 2024 partnering with Bhosale for two of them.
