Drama and excitement at Scottish Indoor Open Doubles Championships, while Gordon Reid wins in Japan
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More than 100 players gathered in Glasgow for one of most-anticipated events of the year on the Tennis Scotland Tour.
Scotstoun was the host venue for the Scottish Indoor Open Doubles Championships, which saw teams compete across three hectic days for the £2000 top prizes.
The event opened with qualifying group stages in both the men’s and women’s competitions as players from around the UK battled for a coveted place in the main draw.
The knockout stages began with the final eight in each event, and saw Cameron Fryer and Euan McIntosh and Leah Bush & Teodora Prisadnikova eventually named champions.
In the men’s event, Fryer and MacIntosh reached the final after two hard-fought ties, first beating Ben Davies and Callum McGinn 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 before overcoming defending champions Ewen Lumsden and Jonny O’Mara 2-6, 6-3, 10-7.
They faced wildcard pair Nemanja Malesevic and Nicolas Rosenzweig in the final, coming through 6-4, 6-3 to get their hands on the title.
In the women’s event, Leah Bush and Teodora Prisadnikova enjoyed a smoother path to victory, winning all six sets they played, including a 6-2, 6-3 win over top seeds Sarah McFadyen and Halle Pringle in the semi-finals.
That set up a clash with Heather Barlow and Anna McKnight, but Bush and Prisadnikova proved too strong, winning 6-1, 6-1.
Reid and Hewett win Japan Open for second time
Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett won their second Japan Open doubles title after a stellar week in Iizuka City.
The pair sealed their third men’s doubles title of 2026 and their 14th career title at WC1000 level – previously known as Super Series – after beating Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Tom Egberink of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-1.
The top seeds opened up a 3-1 first set lead over De la Puente and Egberink before their opponents earned game points to try and level the set at 3-3. However, the opportunity came and went quickly and Hewett put away a forehand volley at the net to wrap up the opening set.
After establishing another 3-1 cushion at the start of the second set, this time Hewett and Reid showed no signs of allowing De la Puente and Egberink back into the set. Hewett skilfully sliced a cross-court forehand out of the reach of Egberink to seal victory after exactly an hour of play.
Earlier, Reid had lost out to Hewett in the semi-finals of the singles event 6-3, 6-3 as the British No.1 and British No.2 met at the Japan Open for the third time, with Reid having won their previous two encounters in Iizuka Open in 2016 and 2018.
Reid earned 10 opportunities to break Hewett’s serve in the opening set, but could convert only one of those opportunities as Hewett converted two of his three break points.
As they had in the first set, Hewett and Reid shared the first four games in the second and, while they both also converted two of their three opportunities to break, it was Hewett who proved stronger in the important moments as he secured victory in an hour and 17 minutes.
Stewart reaches first ATP Challenger Tour final
Hamish Stewart reached his first ever final at ATP Challenger Tour level as he travelled to Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
After coming from a set down to win his opening round, Stewart produced some top form, reaching the final without dropping another set.
He faced top seed Gauthier Onclin in the final, with the Belgian edging both sets on a tie-break to take the title.
Reflecting on his week, Stewart said: “It was a very positive week, making my first Challenger final and I definitely feel like I’m hitting my stride again after injury at the end of last year. Hopefully I can take this momentum into the next couple of tournaments.”
