Career-best for James Watt in Newport
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 10
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 10
South Canterbury's James Watt is having the best pro tournament of his career, reaching the singles quarterfinals of the Hall Of Fame Open Challenger in Rhode Island.
The tournament is a $125,000 event with a long history on the grass.
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Watt is a Lucky Loser from qualifying who won his first round over American Tristan McCormick and then beat another American Patrick Nakibet 6-3 6-3 to reach the last eight.
Watt, 25 has an ATP singles ranking of 722 with Maloney ranked around 400 spots higher. The win earns Watt 16 ATP ranking points and US$5700.
The doubles match featuring Watt and Finn Reynolds against the top seeded American pair of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy has yet to be completed.
Watt is currently ranked 170 in doubles after winning the Challenger title in Cary last week with Reynolds.
