It’s been a while since Matt Donald first tasted success on the ITF tournament, during which time he’s been on the losing side in finals in both singles and doubles, but last night he and his Czech partner Tadeas Paroulek triumphed in the doubles final in Monastir. They cemented their claim to being the best team in the competition by beating the Spanish second seeds after vanquishing the top seeds in their quarter-final. Although the win won’t be reflected in the rankings until next week, he is likely to jump about 150 spots to around 750 in the world, not far short of his career-high 712. With just one quarter-final included in his points from this period last year, and nothing else to defend before the end of May, he has a great opportunity to force his way quite a bit higher.
