Arthur Fery & Ben Jones take home ITF titles in South West London
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Arthur Fery capped off a brilliant week for British players at the Lexus British Pro Series Roehampton as he took home his first ITF singles title since 2023 without dropping a set.
Fery was one of four Brits to make up the entire singles semi-final line-up at the National Tennis Centre, the second time this year this has happened at an ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour event in Britain. Along with Fery, sixth seed Anton Matusevich, George Loffhagen, and Liam Broady were the best of the Brits in South West London.
The 22-year-old defeated top seed Rudolf Molleker of Germany, Matusevich and Broady before claiming a 6-4, 6-4 win over Loffhagen to lift his first title since August 2023.
Speaking after his win, Fery said, “It feels really good! I’ve spent a lot of time here over the past few months, and I’m glad to be back on court, so I’m happy with the week.”
In the doubles, British-South African pair of Ben Jones and Philip Henning overcame British duo Tom Hands and Harry Wendelken 6-4, 6-3 in the final to clinch the title.
Jones spoke of the enjoyment of being able to win a title on home soil, saying, “I could stay at home, and it’s not often you get to do that! I love playing with Phil, he was there for me in tough moments this week, I was on-court for quite a few hours this week, but Phil helped me get through it and today we just clicked.”
Tournament Director Jack Clifton said, “It was an amazing week of tennis, and it was even better to see British success on-court. A lot of tough battles were fought out there, and it was fantastic to have it hosted here at the National tennis centre. We had a great crowd for finals day, and the place had a buzz about it. Arthur and George put on a display, and I want to thank everyone from the officials, tournament staff and the NTC for putting on this event.”
International tournaments such as the Lexus British Pro Series Roehampton are part of the LTA’s Performance Competitions Calendar (PCC) which provides significantly enhanced opportunities for British players at each age and stage of the performance player pathway on home soil. The calendar is designed to provide comprehensive opportunities for British players to play, earn ranking points and win prize money at home, throughout the year. So far this year, Brits have won all three ITF M25 titles hosted in Britain, and from these, Brits won 74% (Sunderland), 87% (Glasgow) and 81% (Roehampton) of ATP ranking points available.
