No. 1 seed, Talia Gibson, won in straight sets against Lizette Cabrera, in a match that kept the North Queensland crowd on the edge of their seats. With strong local support for Cabrera, Gibson stayed resilient, ultimately sealing the 6-2 7-6(2) win in a tense tiebreak to close out the 1 hour 26 minute contest.

Gibson’s win is following back-to-back wins in Perth, a winning run for the Western Australian over the past three weeks. After gracious acknowledgements in her post match interview, speaking to her recent victories Gibson said the secret to her success has been, “a lot of hard work, and of course, thanks to my team who are a big part of how well I have been doing in the past few weeks.”

The Men’s Final was equally gripping, with Blake Ellis and Rio Noguchi going head-to-head in a high-stakes showdown. Ellis, despite an intense week of both Singles and Doubles, captured the first set. However, Noguchi fought back to take the match in three sets, delivering a spectacular finale to Week 1 of the Cairns Pro Tour.

Minister for Tourism and Sport, Michael Healy MP presented the trophies to the Men’s finalists with Cairns Regional Council Councillor Anna Middleton presenting for the women’s.

Singles Final Sunday 13 October, Starting 11am