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Fleming shows Sheffield steel to beat MackinCOLIN Fleming, the Linlithgow player who is forging a formidable doubles partnership with Jamie Murray, proved yesterday that he also possesses a good singles game.The Stirling University student won the Satellite Masters event in Sheffield yesterday, overcoming compatriot and British Davis Cup player Alan Mackin 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the all-Scottish final. "I've never played Alan before and it was an unbelievable win for me," said the unseeded Fleming. "He's very good from the back of the court, so I new I had to serve unbelievably well to beat him. And it happened, I served loads of aces which kept me in and I luckily managed to break him in the third set." Fleming admitted the first event of the four-week Satellite circuit had been a struggle. But a well-timed visit from his coach, Euan McGinn, set him on the right track. "Euan came down for the second week and helped me and built my confidence," said the 21-year-old. "I made the quarter-final of the second week, then I just kept improving and getting more confident after that. I've never made a Masters final before so to win is a big result. I've earned 21 points, which should hopefully put me up to around 380 in the world." To read the full article go to http://sport.scotsman.com/tennis.cfm?id=292062006 |