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Baez Advances To Turin Challenger SFs

The top two seeds at this week’s ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Turin, Italy are safely into the semi-finals, including World No. 40 Sebastian Baez. The 22-year-old Argentine, seeded first, overcame a second-set slump Thursday to move past Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Piemonte Open Intesa Sanpaolo. Rain

Vintage Wawrinka Downs Murray At Bordeaux Challenger

Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray have combined for six Grand Slam titles and have met 22 times in their ATP Head2Head series. But on Wednesday, they battled on the intimate clay courts of the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Bordeaux, France. The 38-year-old Wawrinka displayed vintage play from the baseline,

Thiem Downs Paire; Stan To Meet Murray At Challenger 175

You don’t have to look hard to find enticing early-round contests at this week’s ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Bordeaux, France. Several Grand Slam champions are among the Bordeaux field, including Dominic Thiem, who rallied from a set down Tuesday to escape Benoit Paire at the BNP Paribas Primrose. Stan

Mensik, 17, Claims Prague Challenger In Just 6th Outing

Two teenagers on the ATP Challenger Tour capped a historic week Sunday, when they each were crowned champions on European clay. Wild card Jakub Mensik completed a dream run on home soil at the Prague Challenger while Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic dropped just one set all week en route to capturing his

Stricker’s Surge: Swiss Earns Fifth Challenger Title

Making Swiss tennis history isn’t easy. After all, 20-time major champion Roger Federer and former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka have etched their names into almost every record book for their home country. But Dominic Stricker managed to carve out a niche place in the record books by winning last week’s ATP

Humbert Triumphs At Cagliari Challenger

Ugo Humbert capped a dramatic week Sunday, when he captured the title at ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Cagliari, Italy. The Frenchman downed fourth seed Laslo Djere 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the final to lift the trophy at the Sardegna Open. Humbert fended off 12 of 16 break points in

Murray Rallies To Win Aix-en-Provence Challenger Title

Andy Murray overcame a slow start and World No. 17 Tommy Paul to triumph Sunday at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Aix-en-Provence. In front of a packed stadium in southern France, the Scot found consistency from the baseline to rally to a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory against top

Humbert Advances To Cagliari Challenger Final; Djere Downs Shelton

Nearly 24 hours after winning a four-hour quarter-final marathon, Ugo Humbert returned to court Saturday, when he advanced to the championship match at the Sardegna Open. The Frenchman will fight for the title against Laslo Djere, who rallied to upset second seed Ben Shelton at the ATP Challenger Tour 175

Murray, Paul To Clash For Challenger 175 Crown

Fans at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Aix-en-Provence, France are in for a treat Sunday, when three-time major champion Andy Murray and World No. 17 Tommy Paul will battle for the title. Murray and Paul both earned straight-set victories in Saturday’s semifinals at the Open Aix Provence Credit Agricole.

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