Challenger
Basavareddy banks first Challenger title, Comesana triumphs on twenty fourth birthday
Pouille approaching High 100 return
October 07, 2024
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Nishesh Basavareddy wins the Tiburon Challenger.
By ATP Employees
Nishesh Basavareddy won’t quickly overlook Sunday on the ATP Challenger Tour 75 occasion in Tiburon, California, the place the 19-year-old claimed his maiden trophy at that degree in his residence state.
#NextGenATP Basavareddy is the second American teen to triumph on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, alongside fellow California native Learner Tien, who gained in Bloomfield Hills and Las Vegas.
Basavareddy, who fell to Tien within the Bloomfield Hills remaining, misplaced in his three earlier title match appearances on the Challenger Tour, however he had no bother in Tiburon. He raced previous Eliot Spizzirri 6-1, 6-1 in simply 61 minutes. The World No. 193 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings was aggressive on return, dropping simply 4 second-serve factors, based on Infosys ATP Stats.
“I believe that’s positively an enormous asset in my sport and possibly one of many greatest strengths in my sport,” Basavareddy advised commentator Mike Cation. “I believe that may go a great distance as a result of numerous these guys serve massive and if you happen to can neutralise the serves and virtually get forward within the level, I really feel like I’m simply pretty much as good as all these guys from the baseline.
“Particularly second-serve factors, my coach all the time says, ‘Second-serve return factors and second-serve factors gained sort of determine who’s successful matches on a regular basis as a result of everybody can defend their first serve very well and win factors there’. Should you can defend your second serve and assault different guys’ second serve, you’ll be able to win numerous matches. I believe that’s been an enormous focus for me.”
This season marks the primary time that a number of American youngsters have lifted a Challenger trophy in the identical 12 months since 2017, when Frances Tiafoe, Michael Mmoh and Stefan Kozlov achieved the feat. It’s simply the fifth time previously 30 years.
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Basavareddy, who completed No. 12 within the ITA singles rankings this previous Could competing for Stanford College, is the twentieth totally different Challenger champion of 2024 with school tennis expertise.
Up 5 locations to tenth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Jeddah, Basavareddy is aiming for maiden qualification to the 20-and-under Subsequent Gen ATP Finals, which runs from 18-22 December. Basavareddy is the third American within the High 10, alongside second-placed Alex Michelsen and seventh-placed Tien.
Buenos AiresIn different Challenger motion, Francisco Comesana celebrated his twenty fourth birthday in fashion, saving two championship factors to triumph on the Challenger de Buenos Aires. An-all Argentine remaining featured the highest two seeds, Federico Coria and Comesana, respectively. Comesana trailed 4/6 within the second-set tie-break earlier than rallying to a 1-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 victory.
Francisco Comesana delights residence followers in Sunday’s all-Argentine remaining.” fashion=”width:100%” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photographs/information/2024/10/07/14/52/comesana-buenosairesch-2024.jpg”>Birthday boy Francisco Comesana delights residence followers in Sunday’s all-Argentine remaining. Credit score: Challenger de Buenos Aires
“Since I knew that the ultimate was going to be on my birthday, I used to be wanting ahead to it, as a result of I had by no means skilled something like this earlier than,” the six-time Challenger champion mentioned in Spanish. “All of the matches of the event had been troublesome and fortuitously, I used to be in a position to give myself this present after numerous struggling.”
Mouilleron le CaptifFrenchman Lucas Pouille continued his resurgent 12 months by successful the Open de Vendee on residence soil. The 30-year-old, who’s No. 101 within the PIF ATP Rankings, is aiming to return to the High 100 for the primary time since June 2021. Pouille raced previous prime seed Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-4 within the remaining to carry his second Challenger title this season. The previous World No. 10 has competed in 4 finals at that degree in 2024.
Lucas Pouille celebrates successful his third Challenger title.” fashion=”width:100%” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photographs/information/2024/10/07/15/03/pouille-mouilleronlecaptifch-2024.jpg”>Lucas Pouille celebrates successful his third Challenger title. Credit score: Un Oeil Averty
BragaElmer Moller secured his first Challenger title on the Braga Open in Portugal, the place he superior by way of qualifying en path to his greatest profession trophy. The 21-year-old Dane beat Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 7-6(4) within the remaining. Moller, No. 171 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings, didn’t drop a set all week.
Elmer Moller in motion on the Braga Open.” fashion=”width:100%” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photographs/information/2024/10/07/14/58/moller-bragach-2024.jpg”>Elmer Moller in motion on the Braga Open. Credit score: Eduardo Oliveira/movesoundclick
“I didn’t include excessive expectations, however to provide my finest and it turned out to be an unbelievable week,” Moller mentioned. “I’m very completely happy.”
VillenaPoland’s Kamil Majchrzak gained his third trophy of the 12 months and seventh general on the Villena Open. The 28-year-old downed American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-4, 6-2 within the title match. Majchrzak additionally gained Kigali-1 and Bratislava-1 this 12 months. Following his Villena title run, Majchrzak is up 33 locations to No. 113 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings.
Kamil Majchrzak triumphs on the Villena Challenger.” fashion=”width:100%” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photographs/information/2024/10/07/15/09/majchrzak-villenach-2024.jpg”>Kamil Majchrzak triumphs on the Villena Challenger. Credit score: Villena Open
