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Back On Grass: Stars Abound In Stacked Surbiton Draw

The lawns are trimmed, the lines are painted and the players have arrived. The grass-court season is set to commence on the ATP Challenger Tour.  The sweet smell of freshly manicured grass is in the air at the Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club, as three weeks of high-octane, fast-paced tennis begins in the London suburb of Surbiton. For the fourth straight year and 15th overall, the Challenger circuit returns to the historic 137-year-old club. The facility was founded in 1881 and hosted the prestigious Surrey Grass Court Championships for 70 editions. While today's top players continue to grind on the clay courts of Roland Garros, there is plenty of star power gliding on the pristine lawns of the Fuzion 100...

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Sugita Opens Grass Season With Surbiton Title

A LOOK BACK Aegon Surbiton Trophy (Surbiton, U.K.): Sixth seed Yuichi Sugita of Japan came out on top in a tight 7-6(7), 7-6(8) final over seventh seed Jordan Thompson of Australia. Sugita saved two set points in the second-set tie-break at 6/7 and 7/8. He didn’t drop a set throughout the tournament, surviving a waterlogged week in London.  The 28 year old picks up his ninth ATP Challenger Tour title and his first on grass. Three of those titles have come this year, including victories in Yokohama and Shenzhen. Sugita joins Janko Tipsarevic, Aljaz Bedene and Thomas Fabbiano as the only players with at least three Challenger titles in 2017. UniCredit Czech Open (Prostejov, Czech Republic): Second seed Jiri Vesely...

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