British stars surpass 50 tour titles for the 2022 season
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54 titles, 38 unique British champions, and we’re only in May – what a year it’s been so far for our tennis stars.
From Grand Slam champions to first time trophy winners, the 2022 season has seen the Brits reach new heights with a lot more tennis left to play this year.
Here are some of the highlight title wins of the season so far:
Champions down under
Joining up with a new doubles partner, Neal Skupski went undefeated in two ATP doubles events with Wesley Koolhof to start the year in Melbourne and Adelaide. The duo has since gone from strength to strength, winning two more additional titles – including a first Masters event in Madrid – and climbing to the top of the doubles race to the Nitto ATP Finals.
The Brits enjoyed great success once again in the wheelchair events at the Australian Open – bringing home two titles. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid continued their Grand Slam dominance, winning their ninth major in a row, while Andy Lapthorne lifted his sixth Australian Open title with quad doubles partner David Wagner.
Singles stars shining bright
Cam Norrie broke into the ATP top 10 for the first time earlier this year – becoming the fourth Brit to do so in the Open Era. His latest achievement coincided with his third career title at Delray Beach, where he defeated American Reilly Opelka in two close tie-break sets. Norrie also reached the final in Acapulco – losing out to Rafael Nadal – and you sense this might not be the only title we see from the British No.1 this season.
British players have won six ATP Challenger titles so far this year – the second highest of any nation across the world. Leading the way for the Brits has been Jack Draper, who won four titles in the first quarter of the season – becoming the first player in history to do so. After winning his maiden title in Forli back in January, Draper – who is supported by the LTA Pro-Scholarship Programme – backed it up with a further two trophies in Italy, before turning his talents to Saint-Brieuc.