A very good week on court in Burnie ended superbly on Saturday when both Monique Barry and James Watt shared in their respective doubles titles. It was Barry’s sixth success in finals, but her first at a level above the entry point of W15s. Watt was collecting his fourth title, and his third with Matt Hulme. Interestingly enough, they’ve beaten higher-ranked teams in all of those successes. The match reports for both of those finals are available for everyone to read.
Barry’s points from the previous tournament in Timaru were enough to move her to new career-high rankings in both singles and doubles, and she’ll improve those even more once Burnie’s points are added as well. Watt will slide inside the top 300 when his doubles points from Burnie are added to the mix. They’re not the only ones with that sort of success, as Lulu Sun made a huge jump in the doubles list with her first round win in Dubai. It was a shame that her partner Peyton Stearns had to withdraw from their second round match after playing two tough singles matches earlier in the day. Alex Klintcharov has reached a new highest ranking in singles, and his next doubles win will do the same for him in that discipline.