Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Challenger" – Page 93

Oct 14, 2016

Court Set Ablaze At Casablanca Challenger 2016

Tournament officials at the Casablanca Challenger employed a fiery technique to eliminate standing water on the court after a rain delay.

Oct 14, 2016

Fayziev Records Breakthrough Week At Home In Tashkent

Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov are the only players from Uzbekistan to reach the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, but this week’s $125,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Tashkent has revealed a new face that could become the next Uzbek player to accomplish the feat. Sanjar Fayziev made the most of the main draw wild card given to him by reaching his first Challenger quarterfinal in his hometown. The 22 year old, ranked No. 521 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, scored his biggest career win in the opening round by defeating fourth seed and World No. 95 Evgeny Donskoy of Russia in a third-set tie-break. He then backed up that victory with another three-set win over Aleksandr Nedovyesov...

Oct 13, 2016

Practice Session From a Unique Perspective - Buenos Aires Challenger 2016

Experience a practice session from the player's perspective, as home favourite Renzo Olivo trains with a GoPro strapped to his head at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Buenos Aires. Video courtesy Julian Polo.

Oct 12, 2016

Ugo Carabelli Makes Challenger Debut At Home

Camilo Ugo Carabelli had all the local support he could ask for in the biggest match of his young career at this week’s $50,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Buenos Aires. The 17-year-old Buenos Aires native made his Challenger main draw debut on Monday against top seed Horacio Zeballos. Although he lost in straight sets, Ugo Carabelli said he relished the chance to compete against a player inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. “It was terrific to play my first Challenger in Buenos Aires with my girlfriend, family and school friends in the crowd,” said Ugo Carabelli. “I couldn’t find my rhythm in the beginning, but then I relaxed and began to enjoy the game.” Ugo Carabelli...

Oct 12, 2016

#NextGen Escobedo Reflects On Late Season Surge

Challenger success can often serve as a defining moment for a player’s career. Just ask American #NextGen star Ernesto Escobedo. After hard-court results in the first half of 2016 that didn’t meet his high standards, the 20-year-old Californian broke through with his first ATP Challenger Tour title this July in Lexington, Kentucky. The win gave him the USTA Pro Circuit wild card into the US Open and he took advantage by winning his opening round match in New York City, then rode that momentum to his third Challenger final of the season this past month in Cary, North Carolina. Having started the year at No. 393 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Escobedo now sits at a career-high ranking of No....