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Oct 17, 2016

Olivo Reflects On Buenos Aires Challenger 2016 Title

Renzo Olivo looks back on his second ATP Challenger Tour title in four weeks, lifting the trophy on home soil in Buenos Aires. Video courtesy Julian Polo.

Oct 16, 2016

Argentina Continues Challenger Dominance

If a player from Argentina is competing on clay in an ATP Challenger Tour event, they’re a likely candidate to be the last man standing. Argentina has been the most dominant country when it comes to winning Challenger titles in 2016. Nine players have won a combined 15 singles titles this year, already up from 14 in 2015. Facundo Bagnis has a tour-leading five Challenger titles, followed by Guido Andreozzi (2), Horacio Zeballos (2), Nicolas Kicker, Carlos Berlocq, Leonardo Mayer, Agustin Velotti, Diego Schwartzman and Renzo Olivo. Six of these Challenger wins have come over the past two months. That number is also guaranteed to increase on Sunday, with the $50,000 Challenger in Buenos Aires fittingly featuring an all-Argentine final...

Oct 15, 2016

Coria Reflects On Buenos Aires Challenger Success

Despite retiring seven years ago, Guillermo Coria is still in peak physical shape. Watching him walk, there’s little difference between the 34-year-old Coria today and the 18-year-old teenager who won four consecutives Challenger titles to make his debut inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings in November 2000. The former World No. 3 still vividly remembers winning the ATP Challenger Tour title that month in his hometown of Buenos Aires. Facing former World No. 8 Alberto Berasategui in the final, Coria delighted the local crowd by prevailing in a deciding set. He said the match, and in his time overall in Challengers, was pivotal in setting him up for the outstanding ATP World Tour career he went on...

Oct 14, 2016

Monterrey Challenger Links Past And Future Champions

The $100,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Monterrey fittingly plays alongside an ATP Champions Tour event at the same venue this week, giving a glimpse into the future stars of the game that could one day join the ranks among the legends of the sport. The Monterrey Open made its debut on the calendar last year and made an immediate impact on the players for its attention to detail, scenic surroundings and caring tournament staff. It was named this June as one of the 2015 Challenger Tournaments of the Year, standing alongside well-established and prestigious events including the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig and the Ethias Trophy in Mons. “It is an honour for us have been named one of the...

Oct 14, 2016

Fire On The Court In Casablanca

Move over, squeegees: The ATP Challenger Tour event in Casablanca took a more extreme approach in drying Court Central on Friday by setting part of the court on fire. The blaze took place during a delay in the semi-final match between sixth seed Arthur De Greef of Belgium and qualifier Maxime Janvier of France, with Janvier leading 6-4 4-2. But while lighting a court on fire to address standing water might be an uncommon practice, it isn’t unheard of. “We had a long rain break and the side of the court was still holding a lot of water in the surface. To solve this, you pour gas on it and set it alight,” said ATP Challenger Tour supervisor Carl Baldwin....