Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Challenger" – Page 9

Apr 17, 2018

Mexico City Challenger Makes Dazzling Debut

The CDMX Open in Mexico City made its debut on the ATP Challenger Tour. Video courtesy of CDMX Open.

Apr 16, 2018

Steeped In History, Mexico City Celebrates Challenger Return

Mexico City is a metropolis rich in sporting culture. And now, the city’s tennis history has witnessed another chapter written with the arrival of the CDMX Open, a $100,000 ATP Challenger Tour event. If you ask the players and fans, the inaugural edition was a fiesta of success. Organised by the same group that runs the popular ATP World Tour 500 event in Acapulco and sharing the same tournament director, Raul Zurutuza, the tournament received rave reviews from all those competing and those taking in the action at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec. The singles championship saw qualifier Juan Ignacio Londero claim the trophy, defeating Roberto Quiroz, 6-1, 6-3 in the final. The title was Londero’s first-ever ATP Challenger Tour crown, and...

Apr 15, 2018

Bhambri Back In Top 100 With Taipei Title

A LOOK BACK Santaizi Challenger (Taipei City, Taiwan): If there was any doubt that Yuki Bhambri is fully fit and ready to charge up the ATP Rankings, the 25-year-old made an emphatic statement this week in Taipei. The fourth-seeded Indian blasted to the title at the $150,000 ATP Challenger Tour event, defeating countryman Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. Bhambri celebrated a return to the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings for the first time in two years, marching to a career-high No. 83. Having fallen outside the Top 500 following an elbow injury, he is back with a vengeance, claiming his second Challenger crown in five months. He has also qualified for the Australian Open and ATP World Tour...

Apr 12, 2018

My First Challenger Title: Nadal's Historic Victory In Barletta 2003

Every star has had their start here. Regardless of potential and promise, all players have come through the ATP Challenger Tour as they begin their climb to the upper echelons of the game. For some, the ascent to the top is lightning fast, rapidly progressing through the level en route to the ATP World Tour. Only seven players have lifted a Challenger trophy at the age of 16 and under. It's no surprise that Rafael Nadal belongs to that exclusive club. Exactly 15 years ago, Nadal stepped on the clay courts of the Tennis Club Hugo Simmen in Barletta, Italy, and the future World No. 1 would emerge with his first crown. It was a harbinger of the Spaniard's future,...

Apr 11, 2018

Challenger Vault: Rafael Nadal

In this edition of the Challenger Vault, Rafael Nadal reflects on the impact the ATP Challenger Tour had on his career.