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Lock shines in Kenya

Tennis
ZIMBABWE’S Courtney Lock lived up to his billing when he qualified for the quarter-finals of the International Tennis Federation’s East Africa Junior Circuit in Kenya yesterday.

ZIMBABWE’S Courtney Lock lived up to his billing when he qualified for the quarter-finals of the International Tennis Federation’s East Africa Junior Circuit in Kenya yesterday. Report by Henry Mhara Sports Reporter

The tournament’s top seed beat Yemen’s Ghasaan Alansi 6-0, 6-4.

Lock will now meet 10th ranked David Dawson of Australia, who qualified for the last eight after beating South Africa’s Bjourn Scheepbouwer 6-2, 6-3 in the other match.

Lock, favourite to win the tournament, was given a bye in the first round before he made light work of Kenya’s Kevin Cheruiyot Langat, winning 6-4, 6-3 to advance into the next round.

If he progresses past Dawson, Lock, the younger brother to US-based Zimbabwe Davis Cup player Benjamin, will meet the winner between Luck Joshua and Pondicus Nikolas — both from South Africa — in the semi-finals.

Lock will be looking to improve on his performance after he fell by the wayside at the same stage of the competition at the ITF West/Central Africa Junior Circuit that was held in Lome, Togo, two months ago.

He was shocked by 12th seed Bagayoko Abdoulaye of Mali.

In the other quarter-finals in Mombasa, Lloyd George of South Africa will clash with fourth seed Ismael Changawa, another favourite to clinch the title.

Stoute Isaac of Britain will take on Italy’s Migliano Francesco.