Why not, let's pay attention to Challengers too...
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Aabye5
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They look like they should be grabbing a pint or a beer...in either of the famous Birminghams (or the Lincolns).
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Darderi put up quite a fight, but it will be Etch-A-Sketch (Tomas Martin Etcheverry) and Radar Munar (Jaume Munar) in the final of Perugia
Daniel Evans "Devo Evo" will take on Jordan "JT" Thompson tomorrow to see who is the real sheriff of Nottingham.
In Orlando, Jason Kubler "the Clobberer" and Yibing Wu "the Hangzhou Hammer" will battle for the trophy.
Pedro Cachin of Cordoba will attempt to win his third title of the year against Corentin Moutet of Neuilly.
Finally, young Alexander Shevchenko and veteran Riccardo Bonadio will face each other in Bratislava.
Daniel Evans "Devo Evo" will take on Jordan "JT" Thompson tomorrow to see who is the real sheriff of Nottingham.
In Orlando, Jason Kubler "the Clobberer" and Yibing Wu "the Hangzhou Hammer" will battle for the trophy.
Pedro Cachin of Cordoba will attempt to win his third title of the year against Corentin Moutet of Neuilly.
Finally, young Alexander Shevchenko and veteran Riccardo Bonadio will face each other in Bratislava.
Sintherius
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It was actually a great match! Several high level points throughout.
fundrazer
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Forgot about the final. Just started 2nd set with Dan taking the first.
nounforcederrors
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Dan has the first set 6-4, and just broke Thompson to make it 3-2 in the second. Go, Evo! He'll be exhausted when he faces Berry in QC. Still, maybe it was good judgment to warm up for grass in a Challenger.
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Good job, Dan. 4 & 4.
Baseline_Bungle
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What did the Orlando champion say when he clinched his first challenger title in 5 years?
Sintherius
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Kubler had to retire, but both players knew Wu was taking the 3rd set anyway. The announcer said he had played 10(!!!) matches in 14 days, dude was gassedWhat did the Orlando champion say when he clinched his first challenger title in 5 years?
Aabye5
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Alexander Shevchenko won early today in Bratislava, 63 75.
Corentin Moutet wins on home soil in Lyon, 64 64.
Dan Evans is the sheriff in the town of Nottingham, 64 64.
Yibing Wu (playing on a protected ranking) takes Orlando by retirement, 67(5) 64 31.
Jaume Munar is the last man standing in Perugia, 63 46 61.
Corentin Moutet wins on home soil in Lyon, 64 64.
Dan Evans is the sheriff in the town of Nottingham, 64 64.
Yibing Wu (playing on a protected ranking) takes Orlando by retirement, 67(5) 64 31.
Jaume Munar is the last man standing in Perugia, 63 46 61.
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Draw: Ilkley, Great Britain
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Draw: Montechiarugolo - Parma, Italy
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Draw: Blois, France
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Draw: Corrientes, Argentina
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Draw: Montechiarugolo - Parma, Italy
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Draw: Blois, France
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Corrientes features two pairs of brothers - los Aboian hermanos y los Del Pino hermanos
Zdenek Kolar is the top seed in Blois, and he's joined by fellow RG upstart Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
Lajovic, Coric, and Ymer the elder are three to see in Montechiarugolo, along with local youngsters Nardi, Zeppieri, Cobolli.
Jack Sock will face fellow American, Michael Mmoh in the first round, and Jiri Vesely is joined by WCs Fery, McHugh, and Gill in Ilkley.
Zdenek Kolar is the top seed in Blois, and he's joined by fellow RG upstart Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
Lajovic, Coric, and Ymer the elder are three to see in Montechiarugolo, along with local youngsters Nardi, Zeppieri, Cobolli.
Jack Sock will face fellow American, Michael Mmoh in the first round, and Jiri Vesely is joined by WCs Fery, McHugh, and Gill in Ilkley.
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kevin qmto
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Sad both sock and Mmoh won’t get past the first round.
Aabye5
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Do you mean that you expect Sock to fall in the second round? He is past the first round...
kevin qmto
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No I meant I want both players to go deep.
Aabye5
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Corrientes features an all-Argentine final this week starring two youngsters, Navone and Comesana.
In Blois, Muller will face off against Milojevic.
Coric and Ymer the elder are both looking to regain some of their past success in Montechiarugolo-Parma .
And Sock and Berg will meet for the title in Ilkley.
In Blois, Muller will face off against Milojevic.
Coric and Ymer the elder are both looking to regain some of their past success in Montechiarugolo-Parma .
And Sock and Berg will meet for the title in Ilkley.
Aabye5
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Tough draw for Leandro Riedi, Cecchinato in the first round in Milan.
@Baseline_Bungle - who do you like between Gigante and Maestrelli?
@Baseline_Bungle - who do you like between Gigante and Maestrelli?
Baseline_Bungle
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Tough one - two very different players.
Gigante is a featherweight lefty with loads of talent but very inconsistent. Had a brief run a few weeks ago where he was blowing guys off the court - hitting a level Maestrelli is yet to show. But you just don’t know what side of the bed he’ll wake up.
Maestrelli on the other hand is still very raw, probably less gifted, but IMO has the stuff to eventually become a tour-level pro: big tall dude, strong serve (wip), solid groundstrokes and seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
At his best, Gigante probably wins. But gun to my head, I’d pick the Maestro to take this one.
I’d also keep an eye on Darderi, a feisty Argentalian who showed some real progress the past few weeks - have a feeling he could make a little run.
Aabye5
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This Monday tournaments started in Milan, Oeiras (number 3), and Buenos Aires
The hermanos del Pino have each come through their first round and face each other next in Buenos Aires. The runner-up and two quarterfinalists from Corrientes also appear.
Coria, Gulbis, and Gigante come through in Milan on Day 1. Paire also will appear in Milan.
The hermanos del Pino have each come through their first round and face each other next in Buenos Aires. The runner-up and two quarterfinalists from Corrientes also appear.
Coria, Gulbis, and Gigante come through in Milan on Day 1. Paire also will appear in Milan.
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stringertom
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Bergs is another newbie on grass that snags a title. He attempted but failed to qualify at Rosmalen the week before Ilkley but persevered through qualies there and wound up winning the Challenger with wins vs three ATP champions (Seppi, Popyrin and Sock).
Now he’s DE into Wimby with a well-deserved WC. The Ilkley champion is traditionally offered one of the SW19 WCs.
Baseline_Bungle
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And what a match it was!
Sock was up 5-2 in the deciding breaker, then worked his way to match point, and then... well, you gotta watch!
(3rd set tiebreaker starts around 2:56:00)
Baseline_Bungle
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In Buenos Aires, in what was possibly the most tongue-twisting encounter of all time, Conner Huertas Del Pino lost 6-4 in the third set to his older brother Arklon Huertas Del Pino Cordova. At the end, Arklong was heard telling Conner "I still have a little something extra" - presumably referring to part of his last name. My sympathy goes to the umpire of that match.
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In Buenos Aires, in what was possibly the most tongue-twisting encounter of all time, Conner Huertas Del Pino lost 6-4 in the third set to his older brother Arklon Huertas Del Pino Cordova. At the end, Arklong was heard telling Conner "I still have a little something extra" - presumably referring to part of his last name. My sympathy goes to the umpire of that match.
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They still went on to play doubles together and reach the final after two withdrawals, so no love lost between Los Hermanos Huertas del Pino
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This week in:
Troyes - Clay
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Cali - Clay
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Malaga - Hard
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Luedenscheid - Clay
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Aabye5
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Aside, why are there no grass tournaments this week? You could have a mini-grass court season at the Challenger level. Why have all 3 in the UK?
Is it truly that cost prohibitive that the USTA or the DTB or the KNLTB....or even Swiss Tennis...can't hold one stinking grass tournament?
Is it truly that cost prohibitive that the USTA or the DTB or the KNLTB....or even Swiss Tennis...can't hold one stinking grass tournament?
Sintherius
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I think the main problem is that after Wimby, nobody really cares about grass because of how short the season is.
Aabye5
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Yes, but I'm not talking about after Wimbledon, but during Wimbledon. In general, why doesn't the Challenger Tour match the main Tour more closely? Give players a taste of all surfaces, as a stepping stone, hopefully.
Sintherius
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Jason Kubler is playing spectacularly today, up a set & a break in round 1 vs. 28 seed Evans.
Aabye5
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In Troyes, young Juan Bautista "JB" Torres from Argentina defeated Benjamin Hassan, who recently left Lebanon to play for Germany, his birth country. Final score: 76(2) 62
Facundo Mena picked up the title over Miljan Zekic in the Cali tournament. Final score: 62 76(3)
At the Malaga Open, Constant Lestienne takes home his first title of the year by defeating Emilio Gomez. Final score: 63 57 62
And in Luedenscheid, the precocious Hamad Medjedovic defeats Zhizhen Zhang, 61 62.
Facundo Mena picked up the title over Miljan Zekic in the Cali tournament. Final score: 62 76(3)
At the Malaga Open, Constant Lestienne takes home his first title of the year by defeating Emilio Gomez. Final score: 63 57 62
And in Luedenscheid, the precocious Hamad Medjedovic defeats Zhizhen Zhang, 61 62.
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This week, we have 5 tournaments for your viewing pleasure.
Braunschweig, Germany - Clay
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Salzburg, Austria - Clay
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Bogota, Colombia - Clay
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Porto, Portugal - Hard
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Todi, Italy - Clay
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Braunschweig, Germany - Clay
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Bogota, Colombia - Clay
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Porto, Portugal - Hard
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Todi, Italy - Clay
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Todi features a slew of youngsters, including Gigante, Darderi, Passaro, and this week's winner Torres, as well as Tomic and Maestrelli in the qualifying.
In Porto, Lestienne joins Duckworth, Emilio Nava, and Nishioka in the MD, while Omar Jasika tries to live up to his early promise in qualifying.
The Bogota draw boasts home favorites Mena and Roman Andres Burruchaga.
And in Salzburg, Domi Thiem returns to home soil at a tournament that features Rinderknech, Simon, Verdasco, Lajovic, the brothers Ymer, Lehecka, and this week's breakthrough winner, Medjedovic.
In Porto, Lestienne joins Duckworth, Emilio Nava, and Nishioka in the MD, while Omar Jasika tries to live up to his early promise in qualifying.
The Bogota draw boasts home favorites Mena and Roman Andres Burruchaga.
And in Salzburg, Domi Thiem returns to home soil at a tournament that features Rinderknech, Simon, Verdasco, Lajovic, the brothers Ymer, Lehecka, and this week's breakthrough winner, Medjedovic.
Sintherius
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Thiem returns?! Count me tuned in!
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Jan-Lennard Struff defeats Maximilian Marterer in Braunschweig, 62 62
In Salzburg, Monteiro and Gombos will compete for the title.
Ficovich will face off against Melzer in Bogota.
Celikbilek and O'Connell are in the final in Porto.
And Cachin and Kicker are the last two standing in Todi.
In Salzburg, Monteiro and Gombos will compete for the title.
Ficovich will face off against Melzer in Bogota.
Celikbilek and O'Connell are in the final in Porto.
And Cachin and Kicker are the last two standing in Todi.
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Amersfoort, Netherlands
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Iasi, Romania
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Rome (Georgia), USA
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Verona, Italy
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Baseline_Bungle
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Why is it that challengers in Europe, or even South America, look like real tennis tournaments, whereas most of those in America look basically like a friends' league on some nondescript public courts?
Recent challengers in Verona, Salzburg, Amersfoort, or even in poverty-ridden places like Bogota or Iasi feel very similar to ATP 250 events, with nice stands, good crowds, lightshows and music at changeovers, and lots of cheering and clapping and ooohing and ahhhing, just like you'd expect at a pro tennis match (I know for a fact that the center court in Verona this week has consistently topped 1000 people in attendance for the late matches). Such settings obviously make the whole experience more meaningful, more exciting and more motivating for everyone involved, from the fans to the players. The challengers in the States, on the other hand, often do not even have ballboys, let alone stands or people watching...
Is there really so little interest in the States that you can't draw 200 people to watch a high-quality match between top 200 players? And yet these are world-class athletes with skills far superior to your average high school or college football player, who will instead routinely perform in front of tens of thousands of fans...
As evidence, here are pictures of the four "center courts" of this week's challengers: Iasi, Verona, Amersfoort and Rome, GA.
Recent challengers in Verona, Salzburg, Amersfoort, or even in poverty-ridden places like Bogota or Iasi feel very similar to ATP 250 events, with nice stands, good crowds, lightshows and music at changeovers, and lots of cheering and clapping and ooohing and ahhhing, just like you'd expect at a pro tennis match (I know for a fact that the center court in Verona this week has consistently topped 1000 people in attendance for the late matches). Such settings obviously make the whole experience more meaningful, more exciting and more motivating for everyone involved, from the fans to the players. The challengers in the States, on the other hand, often do not even have ballboys, let alone stands or people watching...
Is there really so little interest in the States that you can't draw 200 people to watch a high-quality match between top 200 players? And yet these are world-class athletes with skills far superior to your average high school or college football player, who will instead routinely perform in front of tens of thousands of fans...
As evidence, here are pictures of the four "center courts" of this week's challengers: Iasi, Verona, Amersfoort and Rome, GA.
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Trieste - clay
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Indianapolis - hard
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Nur-Sultan - hard
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Winners Circle - week of July 11, 2022
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves takes down Pablo Andujar in Iasi, 63 46 62
Tallon Griekspoor is a winner on home soil in Amersfoort, beating Roberto Carballes Baena, 61 63
Yibing Wu puts the brakes on Ben Shelton and takes the title in Rome, 75 63
Youngster Francesco Maestrelli defeats Pedro Cachin for a win on home soil in Verona, 36 63 60
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves takes down Pablo Andujar in Iasi, 63 46 62
Tallon Griekspoor is a winner on home soil in Amersfoort, beating Roberto Carballes Baena, 61 63
Yibing Wu puts the brakes on Ben Shelton and takes the title in Rome, 75 63
Youngster Francesco Maestrelli defeats Pedro Cachin for a win on home soil in Verona, 36 63 60
flyingboris
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Dutch breakthrough-of-the-year Tim van Rijthoven (101) needed three tiebreaks to fend off Zhu (367) in Indianapolis.
chicagodude
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THB, after his grass season he was bound to have a setback on his way to hopefully becoming a steady top-100 player.
First off, he will need to start winning regularly outside of grass. This might take a while.
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