Tennis news, analysis, tournament coverage, and rumors
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
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
The last two Challenger events of 2022 were a new tournament in Maspalomas and Maia, which has been ending the season since its introduction in 2019. Dusan Lajovic claimed his 7th title at this level in the former, while the up-and-coming 18-year-old Luca van Assche joined the winners’ circle. Read back on this week’s action: […] READ MORE
Both Leandro Riedi and Yosuke Watanuki managed to claim back-to-back titles in what is the penultimate week of Challenger Tour action in 2022. Meanwhile, Oleksii Krutykh claimed the win in Valencia, while Guido Andreozzi was a shocking champion at Temuco. The Argentinian became the lowest-ranked player to win a Challenger since Guillermo Canas, who was […] READ MORE
Time to recap another thrilling week of ATP Challenger Tour action. Leandro Riedi grabbed his maiden title in Helsinki, while Yosuke Watanuki proved how much he enjoys the courts in Kobe. Vasek Pospisil and Juan Pablo Varillas were the big names claiming trophies, while the story of the week was definitely Ben Shelton. The 20-year-old […] READ MORE
Two players claimed their maiden Challenger titles this week – Borna Gojo and Rinky Hijikata. Meanwhile, Gregoire Barrere proved his amazing form by winning in Brest. Daniel Altmaier was a surprise champion given his recent form, while Tennys Sandgren came out of nowhere after struggling the whole season. Read back on this week’s action: Brest […] READ MORE
Another exciting week of Challenger Tour action this time consisted of two events in Europe, two in South America, and one in Asia. Mattia Bellucci claimed back-to-back titles despite going from outdoor hard courts to playing under the roof. Kamil Majchrzak and Facundo Bagnis claimed very important trophies in regard to their Australian Open main […] READ MORE
Rennes had a stacked draw to begin with, full of excellent players – many of which were in contention to go all the way this week. So, it’s not all that surprising that we’ve ended up with such an exiting final. Not many would argue that a Thiem vs Humbert final would be fit for […] READ MORE
Sports Management graduate from UTS, Sydney. Follow tennis and football and like to write about them in my spare time.