Edinburgh’s Jacob Fearnley has clinched a place in the main draw for one of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments outside the Grand Slam events.
Courtesy of a 6-2, 6-4 win over Tristan Boyer the Scot will join Jack Draper and Cam Norrie in keeping the flag flying for British tennis at an event won twice by Andy Murray.
Boyer, like Fearnley a product of the American college system, took the court ranked 26 places below his 83rd ranked opponent whose recent experience of a winning Davis Cup debut must have stood him in good stead.
Half a dozen double faults must have been of some concern to Fearnley but this was compensated by the number of points won overall on serve.
Among the stars competing in Miami are Carlos Alcatraz, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsisipas and Alexander Zverev who ended Jacob’s run at the Australian Open third round stage.
Edinburgh tennis pro Jacob Fearnley eased his way into the final qualifying round for this week's ATP Miami Masters with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dutch 16-year-old, Thijs Boogaard. Fearnley, world No 83 and breathing down the neck of British No 2 Cam Norrie (No 81), now on Tuesday plays…
Edinburgh tennis player Jacob Fearnley, 23, has soared from 225 to 162 in the world rankings after another success in the ATP Challenger series. Jacob, a product of the Merchiston Castle tennis academy who moved on to spend four years at College in Texas, defeated Hong Kong's Coleman Wong 6-4,6-2…
Edinburgh tennis ace Jacob Fearnley will face top seed and world No 2 Alexander Zverev in the second round of the Miami Masters tournament on Saturday after a truly remarkable opening win. Jacob Fearnley playing in Miami The 23-year-old Scot seemed down and out against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi when, hampered…
