Wimbledon doubles champion Angella Okutoyi and her partner Pole Malwina Rowinska, gallantly rallied from behind to clinch the J1 Repentigny Doubles at the Larochelle Park in Canada on Saturday.
The duo — seeded sixth — suffered a 3-6 setback in the first set against fourth seeds German Ella Seidel and Belgian Amelia Waligora.
However, a resilient display saw them bounce back emphatically to claim the second set 6-2 before sealing the title with a 10-8 win in the tiebreak.
"The final was good. In the first set, we started a bit slow and our opponents were on top of us but after the first set, we told ourselves we needed to start on a high and aggressively,” Okutoyi said in a post-game interview.
“The win is motivating because it improves my confidence," she added.
Okutoyi and Rowinska got a bye in the first round of the tournament before shaking off Canadians Eliana Kook and Anna-Raphaelle Serghi 6-4, 6-2 in round two.
They then outwitted top-seeded Slovakians Irina Balus and Nikola Daubnerova 6-4, 6-4 in the quarters.
They earned a walkover in the semis after Canadians Ellie Daniels and Alexia Jacobs shifted their focus to the US Open junior championships.
The Kenyan tennis sensation is now training her sights on the US Open junior championships slated for September 4-10 in New York where she intends to bag both Singles and Doubles titles.
Edited by Tony Mballa
