Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler fell short in their bid for a second consecutive challenger title. The Portuguese-Austrian duo lost to Karol Drzewiecki and Piotr Matuszewski in the Oeiras Open 4 final, with the Polish pair taking the match 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 in the super tie-break. Rain forced the final to be postponed from Saturday to Sunday, with Cabral and Miedler having to play their quarterfinals and semifinals on Friday.
A Look at Recent Performances
For Cabral, this was his 22nd challenger final, with 14 wins under his belt. He and Miedler won the Madrid title last week. Cabral’s resume also includes ATP wins at the 2022 Estoril Open and Gstaad 2022, plus 13 futures titles – all in doubles. The Jorge sisters, Francisca (99th) and Matilde (106th), successfully defended their WTA 125 Oeiras Ladies Open title. They beat Anastasia Detiuc (80th) and Patricia Maria Tig (306th) 6-1, 6-2.
Singles Champions
In the men’s singles, Elmer Moller (148th) claimed the title, defeating defending champion Francisco Comesana (62nd) 6-0, 6-4. Dalma Galfi (149th) took the women’s singles crown, coming from behind to beat Katie Volynets (80th) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.