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Apr 24, 2017

Tipsarevic Takes Top Honours Once Again In Qingdao

A LOOK BACK China International Challenger Qingdao 2017 (Qingdao, China): Janko Tipsarevic remains unbeaten on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, having retained his title in Qingdao. The Serbian second seed clinched his 14th Challenger crown with a 6-3, 7-6(9), victory over qualifier Oscar Otte to move to 15-0 for the season at the level. Tipsarevic’s reward for a third Challenger trophy in 2017, winning 30 of 31 sets this campaign, is an 18-place rise to No. 71 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. [ALSO LIKE] The former World No. 8 needed seven match points to fend off the resilient Otte, who enjoyed a breakout week in China. Heading into the tournament, Otte had only won one match on the ATP...

Apr 21, 2017

The Rapid Rise Of Oscar Otte in Qingdao Challenger

Before March, Oscar Otte had never won a singles match on the ATP Challenger Tour in six previous attempts. A victory over Edward Corrie at the Open Harmonie Mutuelle last month laid the foundations for a stunning run this week at the $125,000 event in Qingdao, China. Otte, currently No. 367 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, qualified for the main draw in Qingdao, and has since won three matches to the loss of just four games to advance into a maiden ATP Challenger Tour semi-final. He defeated local wild card Aoxiong Wang 6-1, 6-0, followed by a 6-1, 6-1 win over rising Australian teenager Alex De Minaur, before a 6-0, 6-1 victory over China's Di Wu. “I’ve managed to get...