Frimpong and Darkey to play in boys' doubles final in Accra
Ghanaian Jeff Frimpong and Great Britain's Denzel Darkey will play in the boys' doubles final at the J30 Accra — Tennis Foundation Ghana Open tournament in Accra, Ghana. Their opponents will be top seeds Yarden Shalom Hamliel of Israel and Shivtej Shirfule of India.
Comebacks to the final
Hamliel and Shirfule defeated Israel's Ran Berger and South Africa's Khlumani Kekana in the semifinals, 4:6, 6:3, 15:13. The match lasted one hour and 26 minutes. After losing the first set, the top-seeded pair won the second set 6:3 and then prevailed in the decisive match tiebreak.
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Frimpong and Darkey also came back after an unsuccessful start. In the semifinals, they lost the first set 0:6 to Australia's Noah Kanedi-Hession and Nigeria's Sei Ebenezer Ogunsakin, but won the second set 6:4 and the match tiebreak 10:5.
Final on Sunday
The boys' doubles final is scheduled for Sunday at the stadium in Accra. Hamliel and Shirfule will compete for the title, while Darkey and Frimpong will try to capitalize on the home-court advantage. MyJoyOnline reports on the semifinal results and the final pairings.