Arda Azkara and James MacKinlay win ENKA Open doubles title

Arda Azkara and James MacKinlay have won the doubles championship at the inaugural ENKA Open ATP Challenger held at the ENKA Sports Club in Istanbul. The duo entered the tournament as the number one seeds and completed their championship run without losing a single set.

In the final match, Azkara and MacKinlay defeated Sergey Betov and Ilia Simakin with scores of 6-3 and 6-1. Their path to the title included a quarter-final victory over Adrian Boitan and Lucio Ratti (7-6, 7-6) and a semi-final win against Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Aoran Wang (7-5, 6-4). The tournament took place between August 3 and August 9.

This victory marks the second ATP Challenger doubles title for Arda Azkara. The trophy ceremony was attended by Turkish Tennis Federation Board Member Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğlu and ENKA Sports Club Sports Coordinator Ayşegül Baklacı.