Ghanaian youngsters Jeff Frimpong and Gwendolyn Duvor Klu have booked their places in the finals of the ongoing J30 Accra – Tennis Foundation Ghana Open | ITF World Tennis Junior Tour at the National Tennis Centre in Accra.
Frimpong, the home favourite, secured his place in the boys’ singles final after overcoming Great Britain’s Denzell Darkey in a gruelling three-set semi-final.
The Ghanaian prevailed 7-6(6), 6-7(0), 6-3 after three hours and 15 minutes of high-quality tennis.
Frimpong took the opening set in a tense tie-break, edging Darkey 8-6 in the breaker. The Briton responded strongly in the second set, forcing another tie-break and dominating it 7-0 to level the match at one set apiece.
With a place in the final at stake, Frimpong raised his level in the deciding set, securing a 6-3 victory to complete the comeback and advance to the championship match.
In the girls’ singles, Ghana’s Gwendolyn Duvor Klu, the No. 4 seed, advances to the final of the J30 Accra – Tennis Foundation Ghana Open | ITF World Tennis Junior Tour after a 2-hour, 45-minute battle against Nigeria’s No. 2 seed, Goodnews E. Aina, winning 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Klu’s victory gives Ghana a strong presence in the singles finals, with the home players continuing their impressive campaigns on home soil.
The J30 Accra – Tennis Foundation Ghana Open, part of the ITF World Tennis Junior Tour, is being held at the National Tennis Centre in Accra, bringing together promising junior players competing for international ranking points and tournament honours.
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