{"id":113440,"date":"2025-10-19T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/redemption-in-kigali-houkes-completes-rwanda-open-mission"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:38:40","slug":"redemption-in-kigali-houkes-completes-rwanda-open-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/redemption-in-kigali-houkes-completes-rwanda-open-mission","title":{"rendered":"Redemption in Kigali: Houkes completes Rwanda Open mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Dutchman top seed Max Houkes clinched the Rwanda Open men\u2019s singles title on Sunday, October 19, after overcoming Morocco\u2019s Yassine Dlimi in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a gripping final at RP-Kicukiro Ecology Tennis Club.<\/p>\n<p>Houkes, last week\u2019s quarterfinalist, battled back after dropping the second set to regain control in the decider, using his consistent baseline play and tactical variety to outlast Dlimi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last week was not my best but I happy that I won the title this week,&#8221; said Houkes.<\/p>\n<p>The victory marked his first M25 title in Kigali and a satisfying redemption after falling short in the previous tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Dlimi, who had stunned defending champion Corentin Denolly in the semifinals, continued his impressive run with aggressive shot-making but couldn\u2019t maintain the same intensity in the final set as Houkes pulled away.<\/p>\n<p>The win caps a strong fortnight for the Dutchman, who has now reached back-to-back finals in Kigali and confirmed his growing dominance on the ITF circuit in East Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"bin\/Users\/Hazrati\/postMediaimg_15_6.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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