{"id":32762,"date":"2024-10-26T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=32762"},"modified":"2024-10-26T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:09:52","slug":"the-road-to-the-finals-of-the-city-of-playford-tennis-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2024\/10\/26\/the-road-to-the-finals-of-the-city-of-playford-tennis-international","title":{"rendered":"The road to the finals of the City of Playford Tennis International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been an epic day in semifinals action at the City of Playford Tennis International, and\u00a0we&#8217;re gearing up for some Centre Court showdowns for the Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Singles Finals tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>We kicked off the morning with a <strong>Blind and Low Vision Exhibition<\/strong> match on Centre Court followed by the men&#8217;s doubles final.<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s doubles final saw Australian duo and No.2 seeds <strong>Blake Ellis<\/strong>\u00a0(QLD) and <strong>Thomas Fancutt<\/strong>\u00a0(QLD) fly to a 6-1 start in the first set against fellow Aussies <strong>Jake Delaney<\/strong>\u00a0(NSW) and<strong> Jesse Delaney <\/strong>(NSW)<strong>. <\/strong>As the match progressed the No.2 seeds claimed the win in a super tiebreaker 5-7 [10-5] to take home the men&#8217;s doubles title.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s doubles showcased an all-Aussie showdown with <strong>Lizette Cabrera<\/strong>\u00a0(QLD) and<strong> Taylah Preston <\/strong>(WA)<strong> taking<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Alexandra Bozovic <\/strong>(NSW) and <strong>Petra Hule <\/strong>(SA)\u00a0in the final. Ultimately, <strong>Alexandra\u00a0Bozovic<\/strong> and <strong>Petra Hule\u00a0<\/strong>claimed the doubles title winning in straight sets 6-4 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>In the singles, <strong>Yuta Shimizu<\/strong> (JPN) secured his spot in the men&#8217;s singles final after defeating No.8 seed <strong>Marc<\/strong> <strong>Polmans <\/strong>(AUS) in straight sets 6-0 6-3. In a 2-hour thriller No.1 seed <strong>Rinky Hijikata<\/strong> (NSW) held on to defeat <strong>Masamichi Imamura<\/strong> (JPN) 5-7 6-4 6-4 to book his place in the men&#8217;s finals tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s semifinals saw both top seeded players <strong>Taylah Preston <\/strong>(WA) and <strong>Talia Gibson<\/strong>\u00a0(WA) knocked out of the finals race. No.2 seed <strong>Taylah Preston<\/strong> was defeated by No.5 seed <strong>Himeno Sakatsume <\/strong>(JPN) 6-1 7-6[4] and will meet Australia&#8217;s No.3 seed <strong>Maddison Inglis <\/strong>(WA) in the final tomorrow. <strong>Maddison Inglis<\/strong> defeated top seed <strong>Talia<\/strong> <strong>Gibson<\/strong> in straight sets 6-4 6-4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catch all the finals action on Day 8!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Draws and orders of play \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Mzn331\">bit.ly\/3Mzn331<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Live scores and streaming:<br \/>\nMen \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zXfJuW\">bit.ly\/3zXfJuW<\/a><br \/>\nWomen \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4hrzmfB\">bit.ly\/4hrzmfB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been an epic day in semifinals action at the City of Playford Tennis International, and\u00a0we&#8217;re gearing up for some Centre Court showdowns for the Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Singles Finals tomorrow. We kicked off the morning with a Blind and Low Vision Exhibition match on Centre Court followed by the men&#8217;s doubles final. 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