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Life Time
Johns Creek Open 2022 |
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Life Time Johns Creek Open
2022
Men's Draw
13 - 17 Jul
Georgia, USA, $12k |
ROUND TWO
14 APR |
QUARTERS
15 APR |
SEMIS
16 APR |
FINAL
17 APR |
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[1] Arturo Salazar (MEX)
11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (31m)
[9/16] Hamza Sharif (PAK) |
Arturo Salazar
15-13, 9-11, 12-10,
11-7 (45m)
Christopher Binnie |
Arturo Salazar
11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6 (54m)
Ryunosuke Tsukue |
Arturo Salazar
11-4, 1-11, 11-9, 11-7 (53m)
Alfredo Avila
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[5] Christopher Binnie (JAM)
11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5 (51m)
[9/16] Salah Eltorgman (CAN) |
[9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN)
11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (31m)
[7] Mark Broekman (ENG) |
Ryunosuke Tsukue
11-2, 11-2, 11-2 (22m)
Michael McCue |
[4] Michael McCue (CAN)
11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8 (54m)
[9/16] Alex Smith (IRL) |
[3] Alfredo Avila (MEX)
11-4, 12-10, 11-3 (29m)
[9/16] Asyraf Azan (MAS) |
Alfredo Avila
11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (30m)
Edgar Ramirez |
Alfredo Avila
11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (35m)
Sam Todd |
[6] Edgar Ramirez (COL)
9-11, 11-2, 11-7, 13-11 (45m)
[9/16] Lewis Doughty (ENG) |
[9/16] Muhammad Farhan Hashmi (PAK)
6-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (62m)
[8] Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) |
Muhammad Farhan Hashmi
11-8, 11-7, 11-2 (33m)
Sam Todd |
[9/16] Jamie Ruggiero (USA)
11-5, 13-11, 11-5 (25m)
[2] Sam Todd (ENG) |
[1] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bye
[9/16] Hamza Sharif (PAK) bt Muhammad Ibrahim Noorani (PAK) 11-6, 11-1,
11-1 (21m)
[9/16] Salah Eltorgman (CAN) bt Milan Tahliani (USA) 11-5, 11-2, 11-8
(19m)
[5] Christopher Binnie (JAM) bye
[7] Mark Broekman (ENG) bye
[9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt Shoumik Mohapatra (USA) 11-4, 11-4,
11-2 (31m)
[9/16] Alex Smith (IRL) bt [WC] Quinlan Jeudy (USA) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
(40m)
[4] Michael McCue (CAN) bye
[3] Alfredo Avila (MEX) bye
[9/16] Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt Muhammad Sami Ullah (UAE) 11-9, 11-7, 8-11,
11-9 (71m)
[9/16] Lewis Doughty (ENG) bt Jaiveer Bagga (USA) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 (23m)
[6] Edgar Ramirez (COL) bye
[8] Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) bye
[9/16] Muhammad Farhan Hashmi (PAK) bt [WC] Karamatullah Khan (PAK)
11-2, 11-4, 11-6 (24m)
[9/16] Jamie Ruggiero (USA) bt [WC] Wajiullah Nasim (USA) 11-5, 11-2,
11-5 (32m)
[2] Sam Todd (ENG) bye |
Salazar And Avila Set For Another Final Battle
The final of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open is set, with
Mexico’s Arturo Salazar and Alfredo Avila ready to do battle for a
Challenger Tour title for the second time in three weeks.
The pair met in the final of the HSC Open – presented by Cotidie at the
start of the month, with Salazar winning to claim the 12th title of his
career. He will be aiming to beat his compatriot once again this weekend
in Johns Creek.
To make the final, the tournament’s top seed came up against Japan’s
Ryunosuke Tsukue, the unseeded man who had already caused several upsets
en route to the last four. He took the second game to level the contest,
but the Mexican used all his experience to come through in four, to
advance to yet another final on Tour.
He will now face compatriot Alfredo Avila in that final on Sunday
afternoon after his fellow Mexican downed No.2 sed Sam Todd in straight
games to book his spot. The young Englishman sits five places above
Avila in the World Rankings, but the former World No.35 showed his class
throughout to win 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 in 45 minutes, to book his spot in
the final.
The final of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open will see Mexico’s
Alfredo Avila and Arturo Salazar do battle for the Challenger 10 level
title. They will meet on Sunday, July 17 for the crown.
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Tsukue Joins Top Three Seeds In Semis
The quarter finals of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open were
played on Friday afternoon in Georgia, United States, and Japan’s
Ryunosuke Tsukue continued his great run in the tournament, to join the
top three seeds in making it into the semis of the competition.
Tsukue downed England’s Mark Broekman in the last 16 of the Challenger
10 level tournament, and came into his quarter final against Canada’s
Michael McCue full of confidence. That showed, as he dropped just six
points across the contest, winning all three games by an 11-2 scoreline,
to win in just 22 minutes.
Tsukue will now face top seed Arturo Salazar in the semi-finals on
Saturday in Johns Creek, after the Mexican defeated Jamaican No.1
Christopher Binnie. He claimed the first on a tie-break 15-13, before
seeing Binnie fight back to win a tight second game. Salazar claimed
another tie-break win in the third before going on to secure victory in
four.
The other semi-final will see another Mexican, in No.3 seed Alfredo
Avila, take on England’s Sam Todd, the tournament’s No.2 seed, for a
place in the final. The Englishman defeated Pakistan’s Muhammad Farhan
Hashmi while Avila got the better of Colombian Edgar Ramirez Bautista to
reach the final, with both winning in straight games.
The semi-finals of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open will take
place on Saturday, July 16, with the final four going head-to-head for
spots in Sunday’s finals at the Challenger 10 level event. |
Tsukue And
Hashmi Take Out Seeds
Japan’s Ryunosuke Tsukue and Pakistan’s Muhammad Farhan Hashmi both
cause seeding upsets on the second day of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns
Creek Open, as they advanced through to the quarter finals of the
Challenger 10 level tournament.
The Japanese No.2 took on No.7 seed Mark Broekman in the last 16 of the
tournament in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, and needed just half
an hour on court to get the job done against the Englishman. He dropped
just 15 points across the contest, winning 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 to advance
to the last eight, where he will now face Canada’s No.4 seed Michael
McCue.
The other surprise result of the second day’s play saw Pakistan’s
Muhammad Farhan Hashmi get the better of Nigerian No.1, and the
tournament’s No.8 seed, Babatunde Ajagbe, in a five-game battle. The
Pakistani was two games down, but fought back to win in just over an
hour, claiming the last game 11-9 to break into the quarter finals where
he will face England’s Sam Todd, the No.2 seed.
Elsewhere, top seed Arturo Salazar safely made his way into the quarter
finals, with a straight games win over Pakistan’s Hamza Sharif, and he
will now face Jamaican No.1 Christopher Binnie. The other quarter final
will see No.3 seed Alfredo Avila take on No.6 seed Edgar Ramirez
Bautista for a place in the semis.
The quarter finals of the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open will
take place on Friday, July 15, with the last eight doing battle for
places in the semis of the Challenger 10 level competition.
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Preview
The last event on the Tour this week will come from Georgia, United
States, with the Life Time Optimus BT Johns Creek Open taking place from
Wednesday, July 13 to Sunday, July 17 at the Life Time Johns Creek.
The Challenger 10 level men’s tournament will feature three of the
world’s top 100, with Mexico’s Arturo Salazar and Alfredo Avila, the
pairing who met in the final of the HSC Open – presented by Cotidie
earlier this month, joined by England’s Sam Todd in the top three seeds.
In a multi-national draw which will see players from 13 nations in
action, Guatemala’s Josue Enriquez, Colombia’s Edgar Ramirez Bautista,
Canadian Michael McCue and Jamaican No.1 Christopher Binnie will be
among the seeded players, with Ireland, Pakistan and the United Arab
Emirates also among those countries represented.
For more information on the event, visit the tournament
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