• Fri, Nov 2026

Tennis: David Beckles and Pippa Fennis wins boys and girls titles at Accra J60 tournament

Tennis: David Beckles and Pippa Fennis wins boys and girls titles at Accra J60 tournament

David Beckles of the United States beat Antoine Baudot France to win the boys singles title at the J60 tennis tournament that ended in Accra on Saturday. 

The American came from a set down to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in a hotly contested final.

In the girls' division,

Pippa Fennis of the Netherlands took the title after beating Kort Republic's Jiwon Hwang 6-3, 6-1 in in straight sets in a one-sided final.

The tournament was held at the tennis courts of the Accra Sports Stadium with players coming from across the globe.

The boys' doubles competition was won by the Spanish pair of Javier Jimenez Montes and Raul Sanchez Romero. 

They defeated Antoine Baudot of France and Tae Jun Heo of South Korea 6-2, 6-3 in the final. 

Pippa Fennis of the Netherlands and her partner Milana Kolesova, won the girls' contest.

This was after they defeated Ohunene Comfort Yakubu and Success Ogunjobi both of Nigeria 7-5, 6-3 in the final.

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