How does it feel to be standing with the trophy and a first-time ATP World Tour winner? It feels great, obviously first title for me and having that trophy with me. It's really a great feeling and the best memory of my life definitely. Was this something you dreamed about growing up and playing tennis as a junior? It was definitely one of my dreams when I was young, when I was playing as a kid. Playing big tournaments and winning one of them, which the St. Petersburg Open definitely is. Yeah, it was one of my dreams. And now when that that dream has come true I will probably try to get something bigger. Did you go in with...
After 11 years of fighting for his professional tennis dreams, Peter Gojowczyk became an ATP World Tour champion, capturing his maiden title on Sunday at the Moselle Open. The 28 year old defeated Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in the Metz final. The German qualifier claimed seven matches in eight days to triumph, completing a stunning run to the title with 14 of 15 sets won. His victory is the first for a qualifier in an ATP World Tour final since Nicolas Mahut in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2015. Gojowczyk is also the sixth first-time champion on the ATP World Tour in 2017. Damir Dzumhur added a seventh maiden title with his triumph at the St. Petersburg Open just hours later on Sunday....
Andrey Rublev captured his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Paolo Lorenzi in the final of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. The Russian is the fourth #NextGenATP player to win an ATP World Tour title, joining Alexander Zverev, Karen Khachanov and Borna Coric. The 19 year old is now up to third in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan and cracked the Top 50 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Afterwards, Rublev spoke to ATPWorldTour.com: How does it feel to be holding your first ATP World Tour singles trophy at the age of 19? Of course, it’s amazing. I have no words to explain it. Especially after this tough week and all the...
Akira Santillan capped a dominant display on the hard courts of Winnetka, U.S.A., claiming his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title on Saturday. The 20-year-old, who recently changed national allegiances from Japan to Australia, dropped one set all week to streak to the title. Santillan defeated fifth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(1), 6-2 in the final, becoming the ninth winner from the #NextGenATP contingent this year. He moves up 26 spots to a career-high No. 171 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and is up 12 places in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, to No. 17. The winning moment as #NextGenATP @AkiSantillan claimed his maiden #ATPChallenger title 76(1) 62 over #Ramanathan in Winnetka @NielsenPro. pic.twitter.com/xodXCi0vLW — ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 16,...
Nicola Kuhn made his mark on the professional circuit on Saturday, lifting his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the prestigious Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig, Germany. At just 17 years and 3 months, Kuhn became the second-youngest winner this year and the 14th-youngest in Challenger history. Moreover, he is the seventh qualifier to lift a trophy in 2017, having reeled off seven wins in eight days to emphatically claim his maiden crown. Kuhn has made the leap to the Challenger level look easy, with Braunschweig marking just his second main draw appearance at the level. He soars 259 spots to No. 242 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with the title. His immediate success at the professional level should come at...