A LOOK BACK Internazionali di Tennis Citta' di Vicenza (Vicenza, Italy): The hottest player on the ATP Challenger Tour continued his dominant run of form. Hugo Dellien notched a tour-leading third crown of the year with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Matteo Donati in Sunday's Vicenza final. With the partisan Italian crowd firmly in his opponent's favour in both the semi-finals and final, Dellien earned new fans with his impressive performances. Wins over home hopes Gian Marco Moroni on Saturday and Donati on Sunday vaulted the Bolivian to the winners' circle at the Tennis Palladio 98. It has been a rapid rise for the 24-year-old, with all of his three titles - on the green clay of Sarasota and...
Two weeks ago, Hugo Dellien ended the drought for Bolivian tennis, claiming his nation's first ATP Challenger Tour title since 1983. But the 24-year-old was far from satisfied with lifting just one trophy, so he added a second. On Sunday, Dellien capped a dominant three-week stretch with a triumph on the clay of the St. Joseph's/Candler Savannah Challenger, overcoming Christian Harrison 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in the final. After waiting nearly 35 years for a title, Bolivia now has two in three weeks, as Dellien added to his win in Sarasota with a hard-fought victory on the clay of Savannah. Entering Sarasota, Dellien was sitting at No. 231 in the ATP Rankings. Now, thanks to the pair of titles and a...
It was a seminal moment for Hugo Dellien. And one that was just as groundbreaking for his native Bolivia. On Sunday, the 24-year-old from Trinidad, Bolivia, celebrated a historic victory in clinching his first ATP Challenger Tour title. In front of a packed crowd in Sarasota, Florida, a dogged Dellien rallied from a set down to lift the trophy, defeating Argentine veteran Facundo Bagnis 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes. As Dellien fired a backhand down the line and collapsed to the green clay, his hands covering his face as emotions from years of hard work boiled over, it was clear that this wasn't an ordinary victory. "I am so happy, because I know that Bolivia does...
