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Gabrielle Leslie playing a leaping forehand en route to her stunning three-set victory over Hannah Chambers in the Top 8 women’s singles final. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share
Never prepared to say die, Gabrielle Leslie battled back against the odds to preserve her status as the queen of the Barbados Tennis Association’s Top 8 singles tournament.
A long-time rivalry in local tennis added another chapter to its memorable storybook, after Leslie shocked Barbados’ best female player Hannah Chambers and got sweet revenge in the final at the National Tennis Centre on Thursday night.
With her title slipping away, the 17-year-old played with passion and determination en route to a valiant 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory over arch-nemesis Chambers in a two-hour-long showdown on court No.2.
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,
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Defending champion Gabrielle Leslie and emerging star Hannah Chambers set the court ablaze yesterday with their second wins of the Barbados Tennis Association’s Top 8 Invitational Tournament.
Leslie added to her victory over Leah Ollivierre on Sunday morning with a similarly impressive 6-0, 6-3 win over Asha King as the round robin phase continued at the National Tennis Centre.
Barbados’ top female player Chambers had a tough assignment against Serena Bryan before winning 7-5, 6-3.
Chambers raced to a 2-0 lead in the first set but a lapse in concentration allowed Bryan to win four straight games for a 4-2 lead. Chambers regained her poise to claim another game, but Bryan won another immediately after to hold a 5-3 advantage. (NM)
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Gabrielle Leslie began the Top 8 tournament
with a resounding win yesterday morning. - (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share
Defending champion Gabrielle Leslie destroyed Leah Ollivierre 6-0, 6-0 when the women’s
Barbados Tennis Association Invitational Top 8 was served off at the National Tennis Centre, Wildey, yesterday morning.
Leslie displayed total superiority in every facet of the game as her serves and line drives proved too potent for Ollivierre to make a match of the Group 2 contest. The other Group 2 battle saw Asha King ruling over Taisha Jones 6-3, 6-3.
King, who lost the last match which she played against Jones, took the first set and then stuttered slightly in the second with Jones moving from 0-1 to lead 2-1. King locked at two and three before forcing Jones into making some uncharacteristic errors to lose the fight.