Reynolds and Watt claim doubles title at Tiburon Challenger

Finn Reynolds and James Watt have taken out the doubles title at the ATP Challenger tournament in Tiburon, California.

In the final, the Kiwi duo defeated the all-American pairing of Benjamin Kittay and Joshua Sheehy 6-2 6-3.

Since helping New Zealand defeat Georgia in the Davis Cup in Palmerston North last month, Reynolds and Watt have won seven of their last eight doubles matches together, having also reached the final in Las Vegas.

In the Tiburon final Reynolds and Watt raced out to a 4-0 lead in the opening set and kept that big lead for the remainder of it.

It wasn’t until the eighth game of the next set that they were able to get another break, but they then held serve to seal the victory and claim the title.

By winning this tournament, Reynolds and Watt move closer to cracking into the doubles top 100. 

When they are next updated Reynolds is predicted to be at 104 in the world and Watt at 110.

These would be career high rankings for both players.