The stylish Azarie Clarke exhibited his immense talent and court craft to hold off Jayden Mayers and win his fourth successive Harris Paints Electing A Champion Road Tennis crown 22-20, 21-13 when the fourth edition climaxed on Sunday at Meadow Road, St Michael.
Clarke, whose normally flamboyant style of dress was affected by the shipping issues out of the United States, started his final in a subdued manner, trailing 1-6.
Mayers, who knocked out perennial finalist Raheem “Jelly Bean” Nurse, looked in good form and seemed keen to claim his first national title.
However, Alexandra School student Clarke began stroking the ball with superior placement and power as he reeled in Mayers to lock the scores at seven. The sharpness of the rivalry saw the scores locked up to 15 before Clarke surged to 19-16. (KB)
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