Klahn Back To Winning Ways After 21 Months Away
In one of the last Challengers of the year, Bradley Klahn is turning heads in his first tournament back after nearly two years away. The 26-year-old American returned to men’s professional tennis this week at the $50,000 Challenger in Champaign, Illinois. Klahn had been sidelined for 21 months after undergoing back surgery, but fans wouldn’t be able to tell based on his level of play. After receiving a wild card into qualifying, he advanced into the main draw and defeated Tennys Sandgren on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals. “There were definitely times that I didn’t think I’d be able to compete again,” admitted Klahn. “It’s definitely exciting and refreshing just to be out here playing a tournament and...