Comeback king Marshall reaches final
Article by December 30, 2020
Not for the first time, defending champion Kaipo Marshall came from a set down in the Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 tournament to turn back Xavier Lawrence in Wednesday’s semi-final match at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey.
The 18-year-old Marshall slumped to a 3-6 defeat in the opening set but as he has done three times previously in the tournament, rebounded to win the second set 7-5.
He was leading 4-2 in the decisive last set when Lawrence, last year’s runner-up, was forced to retire with cramps.
In Thursday’s final, Marshall will now clash with the experienced Haydn Lewis who beat Stephen Slocombe Jr in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3,