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All four ATP Challenger Tour events of the past week were held in Europe this time around. Ricardas Berankis and Alessandro Giannessi got back into the winners’ circle after a period of struggle, while Jurij Rodionov and Hugo Grenier just keep piling up Challenger titles in the last couple of years. Three of the four […] READ MORE
Last week’s Arizona Tennis Classic in Phoenix was the first-ever Challenger 175 event, a new category introduced this year that is open to all players ranked outside the top 10 of the ATP Rankings. Nuno Borges defeated Alexander Shevchenko in a rather unexpected final. Meanwhile, Thiago Seyboth Wild and Hamad Medjedovic completed the set of […] READ MORE
It was another thrilling week of action on the ATP Challenger Tour, this time with four events on four different continents (since Antalya is in the Asian part of Turkey). Fabian Marozsan and Otto Virtanen grabbed their 2nd Challenger titles, while Hugo Dellien and Benoit Paire were some more usual victors. At least in terms […] READ MORE
What a final it was in Pau where Luca Van Assche took down Ugo Humbert, saving two match points in a record-breaking thriller. The 18-year-old is getting closer and closer to the top 100 and so is Aleksandar Kovacevic, the champion at Waco. Meanwhile, Max Purcell completed an incredible run of 15 wins in 20 […] READ MORE
Two weeks ago, the Challenger Tour crowned two Australian champions. Two Australians lifted a title again last weekend. One of them, Max Purcell, went back-to-back, while Jordan Thompson joined him in the winner’s circle and got his own number of titles at this level to a double-digit number. Meanwhile, Dominic Stricker stopped Giulio Zeppieri from […] READ MORE
Australia was the most prolific nation on the ATP Challenger Tour this week, producing two out of three champions. Thanasi Kokkinakis clinched his title in a rather straightforward manner, while Max Purcell had to battle for it, saving two match points in the final. Meanwhile, Giulio Zeppieri defeated Titouan Droguet in Cherbourg in a final […] READ MORE
Lefties reigned supreme on the Challenger Tour last week with both champions being southpaws. Matteo Gigante broke the top 200 with his maiden title in Tenerife, while Liam Broady got back on track with a long-awaited 2nd trophy he captured in Vilnius. Here’s a look back at last week’s action: ATP Challenger Tour Weekly Recap […] READ MORE
Yibing Wu became the first player to break the top 100 in 2023. The Chinese player made it by reaching the final in Cleveland, but he did not go on to win the event, losing to Aleksandar Kovacevic. Roman Safiullin, Matteo Arnaldi, and Rinky Hijikata were the other winners in the very exciting week of […] READ MORE
All three winners of ATP Challenger Tour events this week were ranked inside the top 100. David Goffin and Federico Coria were the top seeds in their respective events, while Gregoire Barrere was the highest-ranked player in the field after Quentin Halys’s withdrawal. Read back on this week’s action: Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve David Goffin had to pull […] READ MORE
Three ATP Challenger Tour events were held during the opening week of the 2023 Australian Open. Andrea Collarini and Alexander Shevchenko managed to grab their second titles at this level. Meanwhile, the French youngster Arthur Cazaux was still going strong in Nonthaburi but was eventually stopped by Sho Shimabukuro. Read back on this week’s action: […] READ MORE
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