{"id":13556,"date":"2018-04-01T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T04:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/?p=13556"},"modified":"2018-04-10T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T01:22:55","slug":"fourlis-claims-second-pro-tour-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/news\/2018\/04\/01\/fourlis-claims-second-pro-tour-title","title":{"rendered":"Fourlis claims second Pro Tour title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jaimee Fourlis <\/strong>(Vic) has claimed her second Pro Tour title after taking out the <strong>ACT Claycourt International #2<\/strong> at the Canberra Tennis Centre.\u00a0 Fourlis proved too strong for <strong>Ellen Perez <\/strong>(NSW) prevailing 6-3 6-2 in just over one hour.<\/p>\n<p>Fourlis came out of the blocks firing, breaking Perez in the second game. Perez managed to break back to level the set at 3-3 before handing in straight back to Fourlis.\u00a0 The Victorian then closed out the opening set 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>After consecutive breaks to start the second, things were on serve until Fourlis secured the break to go up 4-2.\u00a0 From there the 18-year-old held her nerve to close out the match and claim her second title.<\/p>\n<p>Fourlis admits it was tough to play against her fellow training partner and friend but was thrilled to claim the title in Canberra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday was a very tough match for both of us, we share the same coach, we train with one another all the time, so I\u2019m really pleased with how today went.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels really good to have another $25,000 title under my belt.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a really tough week and I\u2019m just really relieved that I could finish it with a win.\u00a0 It\u2019s not every day you get to win a tournament so I\u2019ll definitely cherish this moment,\u201d Fourlis added.<\/p>\n<p>After spending much of 2017 focusing on Year 12 studies, Fourlis only has a handful of points to defend over the coming months, but isn\u2019t focusing too much on her ranking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I mature and get better as a player, my ranking will take care of itself and hopefully I\u2019ll see my ranking rise.<\/p>\n<p>Fourlis and Perez will now travel to Europe together for a series of USD$25,000 Pro Tour and WTA events, before hopefully heading to Roland Garros to play qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knows, if I have my ranking down by then, French qualifying would be unbelievable,\u201d Fourlis said.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s doubles, <strong>Kaylah McPhee <\/strong>(Qld) combined with <strong>Irina Fetecau <\/strong>(ROU) to win her maiden ITF Pro Tour doubles title after the pairing edged out fourth seeds <strong>Pia Konig <\/strong>(AUT) and <strong>Michika Ozeki <\/strong>(JPN) 6-1 4-6 10-5.<\/p>\n<p>ACT Claycourt International #1 was won by Slovenia&#8217;s Dalila Jakupovic who defeated Australia&#8217;s Destanee Aiava (Vic) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/news\/2018\/03\/25\/jakupovic-takes-act-claycourt-1\">full recap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ACT Claycourt International by the numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>16<\/strong> days of tennis<\/li>\n<li><strong>121<\/strong> entrants from <strong>11<\/strong> countries<\/li>\n<li><strong>149<\/strong> matches<\/li>\n<li>Play was only suspended due to bad weather on <strong>three<\/strong> occasions, all on the same day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1560<\/strong> bottle of water consumed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Five<\/strong> Lennock Jaguar and Land Rover courtesy cars made <strong>348 <\/strong>trips<\/li>\n<li><strong>19<\/strong> volunteers, <strong>7 <\/strong>tournament staff and <strong>33<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaimee Fourlis (Vic) has claimed her second Pro Tour title after taking out the ACT Claycourt International #2 at the Canberra Tennis Centre.\u00a0 Fourlis proved too strong for Ellen Perez (NSW) prevailing 6-3 6-2 in just over one hour. Fourlis came out of the blocks firing, breaking Perez in the second game. 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