Loffhagen makes ATP Challenger breakthrough
There was also a breakthrough for 24-year-old George Loffhagen last week, winning his first ATP Challenger singles title in Segovia, Spain.
The British star had to fight through a three-hour final against Nicolas Alvarez Varona to seal the title with a 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-4 victory.
It’s the biggest title of Loffhagen’s career so far and his fourth of the season – adding to trophies in Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo and Nottingham.
Loffhagen – who is supported by the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme, presented by Lexus – overcame fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the opening round before going on to beat Hugo Grenier, Rafael Jodar and Edas Butvilas.
Raducanu reclaims British No.1 spot
Former US Open champion Raducanu headlined the British performances on the WTA and ATP tours last week – making the semi-finals of the WTA 500 in Washington.
The British star picked up statement wins over seventh seed Marta Kostyuk, four-time major winner Naomi Osaka and former world No.3 Maria Sakkari en-route to the final four.
In the semi-finals however, she lost out to Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 6-3 to deny her place in what would have been a first final since the US Open.
Off the back of her best result of the season, Raducanu has jumped 13 places in the rankings to world No.33 – reclaiming her position as British No.1.
Also in Washington, Neal Skupski and Australia’s John-Patrick Smith lost in the men’s doubles semi-final 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 against top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
Elsewhere, Marcus Willis made the final of the ATP 250 Umag with Patrik Trhac but eventually finished runners-up to fourth seeds Romain Arneodo and Manuel Guinard 7-5, 7-6(2).
There were also semi-final finishes for Alicia Barnett and Emily Appleton with their respective partners at the Prague Open.
Jubb crowned champion in Champaign
Paul Jubb clinched his second ITF singles title of the season so far at the M25 Champaign over the weekend.
Jubb, 25, defeated Jamaica’s Blaise Bicknell 6-1, 7-6(4) in the final to bag the 12th singles trophy of his career.
Meanwhile, Victoria Allen won her second consecutive doubles title, this time teaming up with Germany’s Angelina Wirges to lift the W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Allen and Wirges beat Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi and Emma Kamper 6-1, 2-6, 10-6 in the final to add to her recent trophy at the Lexus GB Pro Series Nottingham.