Andreozzi Lifts Title In Vicenza
Andreozzi Lifts Title In Vicenza
Revisit the week that was on the ATP Challenger Tour as we applaud the achievements of those on the rise and look ahead to who’s in action in the week to come
A LOOK BACK
Citta’ Di Vicenza (Vicenza, Italy): Guido Andreozzi of Argentina picked up his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the year by defeating Pere Riba of Spain in the final. The Spaniard was forced to retire with a lower back injury after Andreozzi won the first set 6-0. Andreozzi also prevailed this February at the $50,000 event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Despite the unfortunate end, this was still Riba’s best week of the year. He arrived in Vicenza having not won a main draw match on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2016.
A LOOK AHEAD
Three Challengers are on the calendar this week, with the illustrious $125,000+H event in Prostejov, Czech Republic, taking top billing. Past champions include former Top 10 players Radek Stepanek, Guillermo Coria and Karol Kucera. All eight seeds are ranked inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, with world No. 50 Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania holding the No. 1 seed and World No. 59 Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic taking the No. 2 seed. Local favourite Jiri Vesely is the No. 3 seed and Inigo Cervantes of Spain is the No. 4 seed.
Other notable names in the draw include former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, as well as #NextGen stars Karen Khachanov of Russia and Elias Ymer of Sweden. Several ATP Challenger Tour winners this year are also in the draw, including Gastao Elias of Portugal. Andreozzi looks to continue his win streak after Vicenza when he plays No. 5 seed Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia in the opening round.
The popular $50,000+H tournament in Furth, Germany, reaches a notable milestone as it celebrates its 30th year. Three players ranked inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings are in the draw, with world No. 72 Malek Jaziri of Tunisia as the No. 1 seed, World No. 93 Taro Daniel of Japan taking the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed Albert Montanes of Spain holding the No. 3 seed. Thomas Fabbiano of Italy, a winner this March in Shenzhen, China, is the No. 6 seed, while Jozef Kovalik, a winner this April in Napoli, Italy is the No. 8 seed. Another notable name in the draw is Gerard Melzer of Austria, who has won three ATP Challenger Tour titles this year.
Lastly, the grass season kicks off with the $50,000 event in Manchester, England, which returns for the 17th year. Seven of the eight seeds are in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, with Americans Denis Kudla and Rajeev Ram taking the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Local favourite Daniel Evans, a winner of two ATP Challenger Tour events this year is the No. 3 seed. Several other ATP Challenger Tour title winners this year are in the draw, including No. 8 seed Bjorn Fratangelo of the U.S., (Savannah) Mischa Zverev of Germany (Sarasota), Konstantin Kravchuk of Russia (Busan) and James Duckworth of Australia (Bangkok).
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