Liam Draxl: Difference between revisions

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==Biography==

 

In 2018, Draxl reached the final of the ITF junior GA in Mérida, Mexico, losing to Santiago de la Fuente. In 2019 at the Australian Open, he played his first junior Grand Slam, losing in the third round in singles and in the quarterfinals in doubles. Also in 2019, he captured his biggest title to date on the junior circuit after defeating Zachary Svajda at the ITF G1 in Carson, United States. At the 2019 junior French Open, he was defeated in the first round in both singles and doubles. At the 2019 junior Wimbledon, he reached the second round in singles and the final in doubles. In 2020 at the ITF M15 in Fayetteville, he reached his first pro doubles final, losing to the team of Charles Broom and Matías Soto with partner Aleksandar Kovacevic. In 2021, Draxl advanced to his first pro singles final at the ITF M15 in Weston, but the match was abandoned before the deciding set because of the bad weather. Also in 2021, he won his first ATP Challenger double title, winning with Stefan Kozlov at the 80K in Lexington. Later that year, he won his second pro doubles title, this time at the ITF M15 in Tallahassee with John McNally. The same year, he won the title at the ITF M15 in Cancun with compatriot Cleeve Harper. In December of the same year, Draxl captured his first pro singles title at the ITF M15 in Cancun. The next week, he won his second straight ITF M15 title again in Cancun. He was a member of the University of Kentucky tennis team from 2019 to 2023. After the 2023 season, he decided to forgo his remaining eligibility at the University of Kentucky and turn pro. In 2023, he won his third ITF singles title at the M15 in Champaign and his fourth at the M15 in Albuquerque. The same year, he captured his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 75 event in [[Calgary Challenger|Calgary]].

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|André Göransson (SWE) <br /> Toby Samuel (GBR)

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