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Fearnley set for top 100 after fourth title of 2024

BBC
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Jacob Fearnley in action
Jacob Fearnley featured at Wimbledon earlier this year [Getty Images]

Scotland's Jacob Fearnley is set to break into the top 100 of the men's singles world rankings after winning his fourth title of the year on the Challenger tour.

Edinburgh-born Fearnley, 23, beat France's Harold Mayot 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to win the Orleans Open.

Having taken the first set, the 23-year-old then won a second set in a tie-break.

Fearnley recently graduated from Texas Christian University, and impressed at Wimbledon this summer, taking a set off seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in the second round before losing 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5.

He had previously won titles in Nottingham, Lincoln (USA) and Rennes in 2024 and will be ranked 98th in the world when the rankings are updated on Monday.