James Story has won the biggest title of his tennis career.
The Welsh number one from Cardiff beat fellow Briton Anton Matusevich in a dramatic third set tie break to clinch the ITF M25 Sheffield singles title.
Story, 24, comfortably beat French top seed Clement Chidekh 6-3 6-2 to set up a semi-final against Netherlands’ Jelle Sels, which he won 6-4, 6-2.
He took the first set 6-2 against Matusevich who fought back to claim the second 6-3, and it was Story who held his nerve in the title-deciding tie-break.
Story, who began the tournament with an ATP singles ranking of 544, is now set to reach a new career-high.
His previous best career title was the M15 Monastir in Tunisia in September 2024.