Millie Tomlinson Overcomes Nele Gilis to Lift London Open Silverware by Sean Reuthe November 30, 2015
- England’s Millie Tomlinson captured her first PSA World Tour title
since June with a commanding victory over second seed Nele Gilis in the
final of the London Open, PSA W5 event.
Tomlinson had dropped just one game en-route to the final and
dispatched compatriot Georgina Kennedy in the previous round. Gilis
meanwhile had benefitted from injuries to her first two opponents,
including sister Tinne in the quarter-final, to progress but eased by
Colombia’s Laura Tovar to reach the final hurdle.
The first game was the closest of the lot with an intriguing battle
being played out on court in front of an enraptured crowd. Tomlinson
eventually prevailed 11-9 and followed that up by doubling her lead in
game two.
Derby-born Tomlinson continued her onslaught into the next game with a
number of punishing drives pushing Gilis away from the front of the
court and the 23-year-old completed the victory with an 11-9, 11-5,
11-3 scoreline.
The victory in London has yielded a third PSA World Tour of the year
for Tomlinson whose fine form has catapulted her up to a career-best
World No.47 ranking.
