Just the 3 ATP Challenger events last week, with the Roland Garros qualifying tournament taking centre stage. What that did, was give three players the chance to win their first ever title on the ATP Challenger Tour. David Jorda Sanchis won in Istanbul, which will propel him to a careerContinue Reading
A full schedule of seven Challenger events last week, including 2 big 175 events. Juan Manuel Curundolo notched up his 12th Challenger title, and 11th on clay, in a tightly fought final. That win pushes him to a career high ranking of 54, and is a great lead in toContinue Reading
Kwon Soon-Woo continues his march back up the rankings, winning his third Challenger event of the year. If he continues this kind of form, you’d expect the top 100 by the end of year is a realistic goal. However, he’s not the only player last week to do a seasonContinue Reading
Tennis clearly stands out among major sports for its susceptibility to match-fixing and corruption. As an individual sport dominated by singles matches, it only requires corrupting one or two players to manipulate outcomes with near certainty—unlike team sports, where bribing multiple athletes raises costs, risks detection, and lowers success rates.Continue Reading
Seven Challenger events last week, and some big names on the winners list, as well as plenty of first-time winners. Alejandro Tabilo won his 7th Challenger title with a hard-fought win over Zizou Bergs. The former top 20 player finds himself back up to 35 in the world, after startingContinue Reading
No big Challenger events last week, but some important results anyway. Kwon Soon-Woo takes out his second Challenger title of the year, and continues his climb back up the rankings after his military hiatus last season. Andrea Guerrieri broke through for his first ever Challenger Tour win, and he didContinue Reading
The ATP Challenger Tour was again spread around the globe for another week. Great to see Leandro Riedi win his first title in nearly two years. He’s a player who has had top 100 potential, but hasn’t quite got there yet. ROman Safiullin continued his remarkable run of seven ChallengerContinue Reading
James Duckworth came from a set down, and an extended rain delay at 5-5 in the second set, to take the Mexico City title, and move back into the top 70. Raphael Collignon took out his second Challenger title of the year, and 6th overall, as he tries to breakContinue Reading
Asunción 75, Clay: Gianluca Cadenasso (ITA) def. Franco Roncadelli (URU), 7–6(7–5), 6–0 Cuernavaca 75, Hard: Michael Mmoh (USA) def. Taro Daniel (JPN), 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Murcia 75, Clay: Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) def. Roberto Carballés Baena (ESP), 6–4, 6–3 Zadar 75, Clay: Stefano Travaglia (ITA) def. Arthur Géa (FRA), 2–1Continue Reading
A couple of big 175 events on the ATP Challenger Tour last week, with Ethan Quinn and Mariano Navone taking the titles in hard fought finals. Quinn moves up to a career high 56 on the back of that performance. Toby Samuel also keeps moving up the rankings with backContinue Reading
