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• Chaos in Brazzaville Challenger: Gunfire and Congo Army deploying tear gas during a match

In an unprecedented turn of events, the ATP Challenger tournament in Brazzaville, Congo, was dramatically interrupted as the Congo army deployed tear gas in the streets near the tennis venue. The incident occurred during a match between Guy Den Ouden and Ivan Denisov, causing a temporary halt to the proceedings and raising concerns about the […]...2025
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• Lucas Pouille Undergoes Surgery
The 30-year-old Frenchman, who feared career-ending injury, said surgery was successful. By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, February 10, 2025 Photo credit: Corleve/Mark Peterson Lucas Pouille hopes successful surgery will save his career. The 30-year-old Frenchman said surgery to repair his ruptured right Achilles tendon today was successful. TN Q&A: Roger Federer Talks to Tennis...2025
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• Chennai Open ATP Challenger | Buoyed by French support, Jacquet takes home the trophy

The 23-year-old defeats Ymer in straight sets in the summit clash...2025
• Doping drama: Oliveira’s meth test sparks Kyrgios outcry

Portuguese-born Goncalo Oliveira, currently representing Venezuela, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for methamphetamine at an ATP Challenger event in Mexico on November 25. The International Tennis Integrity Agency confirmed that Oliveira’s in-competition sample—split into A and B samples—revealed the presence of the banned substance, with no therapeutic use exemption in pl...2025
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• Oliveira Tests Positive for Meth and is Provisionally Suspended
Gonçalo Oliveira, who reached a career-high doubles rank of No. 77, tested positive for methamphetamine. By Tennis Now | @TennisNow | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Photo credit: Corleve/Mark Peterson Mixing meth and match play isn't a winning combination. Gonçalo Oliveira, a 29-year-old Portuguese-born tennis player who currently represents Venezuela, has been provisionally suspended u...2025
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• Four Indian players advance in Chennai Open ATP Challenger qualifying draw

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• Lucas Pouille Undergoes Surgery
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• Doping drama: Oliveira’s meth test sparks Kyrgios outcry
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• Oliveira Tests Positive for Meth and is Provisionally Suspended
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• Murray through to next round on injury return

Andy Murray progresses to the second round of an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux after opponent Jacquet retires at the start of the second set....2024
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• Andy Murray back into action next week at the Bordeaux Challenger before competing in Geneva

Andy Murray is set to make his comeback from an ankle injury at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Bordeaux next week. Following that, he will compete in the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva. This schedule is part of his preparation for the French Open and Wimbledon, as well as the Paris Olympics. Andy […]...2024
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• Murray to make injury return next week

Andy Murray will begin his comeback from an ankle injury at an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux next week....2024
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• Matteo Berrettini reaches into the quarterfinals of Arizona Tennis Classic

At the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Phoenix, Matteo Berrettini made a late charge on Friday to maintain his comeback week. After two hours and forty-eight minutes, the Italian, who is participating in his first competition after a six-month injury layoff, defeated Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. Rain forced the suspension of the […]...2024
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• American Kania gets 2-yr. ban for failed drug test

Casey Kania, a low-ranked American player who competed for the University of North Carolina, has been suspended for two years after testing positive for marijuana during an ATP Challenger tournament last August....2024
• French Open 2023: Men’s bracket, TV schedule, streaming, results, and more
Photo by Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images The 2023 Men’s French Open gets underway this weekend, and here is the bracket, how to watch, and more The 2023 French Open is set to get underway this weekend from at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. On the men’s side, two of the sport’s biggest names will be absent this week, but there is no shortage of...2023
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• Matteo Berrettini discusses his tattoos, saying, “Grandma is not happy about it”

Matteo Berrettini, currently competing in the Phoenix Challenger 2024, recently engaged in a lighthearted Q&A session with the ATP Challenger Tour, offering glimpses into his personal and professional life. Despite his busy schedule on the court, Berrettini took the time to address popular questions surrounding his identity and preferences. One of the initial queries focused […]...2024
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"More: Sinner and Cahill to Part After 2025 Oliveira, who reached a career-high doubles ranking of Number 77 in August 2020, submitted an in-competition sample while competing in an ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico, on November 25, 2024."

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"Thanasi Kokkinakis soars back into the world's top 100 after clinching an ATP Challenger singles title in America."

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"Australian Jason Kubler won his first grass-court singles title at an ATP Challenger event in Great Britain this…"

• Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth back in the winner’s circle in China
A match-point saving feat drove James Duckworth to his 15th ATP Challenger trophy in Hangzhou, while Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava defended titles in Cairns....2024
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• Matteo Berrettini discusses his tattoos, saying, “Grandma is not happy about it”
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• Aussie weekly wrap: In-form Duckworth continues late-season surge
James Duckworth is edging closer to a top-100 return after reaching another ATP Challenger singles final in Canada…...2023
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• Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth sets Australian record on ATP Challenger Tour
By winning his first title in two years, James Duckworth sets a new Australian record on the ATP…...2023
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• Lucas Pouille Undergoes Surgery
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• Bigun Upsets No. 2 Seed Albot, Smith Beats No. 3 Seed Quinn at Cleveland Challenger; Collegians Vidmanova, Brace Qualify at Rome Georgia W75; Palm Coast First of Four Men's $15Ks in Florida

This week's ATP Challenger 75 in Cleveland is just getting started and already current collegians have had notable results in the first round.2024 Roland Garros boys champion Kaylan Bigun received a wild card into the event, but was drawn against No. 2 seed Radu Albot of Moldova, who reached 39 in the ATP rankings in 2019. The 35-year-old is currently ranked 157 however, and despite Bigun's...2025
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• Kyrgios reacts to Tomic’s record-breaking loss

Nick Kyrgios couldn’t help but poke fun at fellow Australian Bernard Tomic after Tomic suffered a humiliating defeat in the ATP Challenger final. Tomic was defeated by American Learner Tien in the shortest ATP Challenger final on record, lasting only 39 minutes, with a score of 6-0, 6-1 in Fairfield, Connecticut. This disappointing result overshadowed […]...2024
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• Challenger Titles for Tien and Fearnley; Miller Claims W35 in Punta Cana; Zheng Wins Southern Intercollegiates; Overbeck, Lopata Champions at Battle in the Bay

Eighteen-year-old Learner Tien earned his second ATP Challenger 75 title this afternoon in Las Vegas, defeating No. 6 seed Tristan Boyer, a former standout at Stanford, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.The two-time Kalamazoo 18s champion, seeded No. 3, trailed 5-3 in the first set, but Boyer won only two points in the next four games.Boyer, who had dropped the first set in his previous two matches, served much...2024
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• French Open 2023: Men’s bracket, TV schedule, streaming, results, and more
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• Yoshi Nishioka and Saya Hiyama who got married.

Yoshi Nishioka and Saya Hiyama recently got married, marking a notable union between a professional tennis player and a well-known Japanese weathercaster. Yoshi Nishioka is a Japanese professional tennis player who has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 24 and is currently the top-ranked Japanese player. He has won multiple ATP Challenger […]...2024
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• Judy Murray's £14.99 Budget Flight "Worth Every Penny" to Watch Andy Win

Andy Murray was able to share his special victory at ATP Challenger in Aix-en-Provence with his mother, Judy Murray, who managed to hop on a budget flight to the final....2023
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• Aussie weekly wrap: Kokkinakis returns to winners’ circle
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• Kubler among five Australians to win professional titles this week
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• Eight Australian players celebrate title-winning runs
Jason Kubler and John Peers, doubles champions at an ATP Challenger tournament in France, are among multiple Australian…...2023
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• Aussie weekly wrap: Childhood mates claim first pro doubles title
South Australians Luke Saville and Alex Bolt won their first ATP Challenger doubles title as a team this…...2023
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• Vukic charging towards top 100 after title-winning run
Aleksandar Vukic captured the biggest singles title of his career at an ATP Challenger tournament in South Korea…...2023
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• Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth sets Australian record on ATP Challenger Tour
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• Aussie weekly wrap: In-form Duckworth continues late-season surge
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• Aussie weekly wrap: O’Connell among multiple Australian title winners
Chris O'Connell triumphed at an ATP Challenger tournament in China this week, as many other Australian players posted…...2024

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• Bigun Upsets No. 2 Seed Albot, Smith Beats No. 3 Seed Quinn at Cleveland Challenger; Collegians Vidmanova, Brace Qualify at Rome Georgia W75; Palm Coast First of Four Men's $15Ks in Florida
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• Alcaraz fights back to make French Open final with five-set win over Sinner

World No 3 recovers to defeat Italian 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3Alcaraz will play Casper Ruud or Alexander ZverevWhen Carlos Alcaraz’s childhood performances indicated that an exciting career might lie ahead, he entered his first ATP challenger event in April 2019, aged 15. In the first round, Alcaraz, an unranked wildcard, was drawn against a 17-year-old named Jannik Sinner, ranked No 319. T...2024
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• Andy Murray back into action next week at the Bordeaux Challenger before competing in Geneva
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• Matteo Berrettini discusses his tattoos, saying, “Grandma is not happy about it”
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• First Day of Junior Orange Bowl Complete Washout; ITA's Highlights of Collegiate Tennis in 2023; ATP Challenger Rewind Features College Stars; Fils Named ATP Newcomer of the Year

Rain was persistent enough throughout the day today in Miami to wash out the entire schedule in what was to be the first day of main draw matches at the Junior Orange Bowl. The qualifying matches have yet to be completed in all four divisions, although the girls 14s have just four matches to finish. The photo above of the Har-Tru courts Salvadore Park, which the girls 14s site this year, is from...2023
• ‘Gazelle On The Court’: Toby Samuel’s Accelerated Path To ATP Challenger Tour
Article courtesy of Grant Thompson and the ATP Tour Move like a gazelle? A forehand that he can ‘rev up’? Be a recipient of the Accelerator Programme? Briton Toby Samuel checks all the boxes and if the 21-year-old can race up the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as fast as he moves around the court, he will be the next college player […] The post ‘Gazelle O...2023
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• French Open 2023: Men’s bracket, TV schedule, streaming, results, and more
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• Wawrinka beats Murray at rare ATP Challenger Tour match between Grand Slam champs

Far from the Grand Slam stages on which both have starred, Stan Wawrinka beat Andy Murray 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in what is believed to be the first ATP Challenger Tour matchup between two past major champions in more than 40 years....2023
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• Wawrinka beats Murray in Challenger Tour match

Stan Wawrinka beat Andy Murray in what is believed to be the first ATP Challenger Tour matchup between two past major champions in more than 40 years....2023
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• Andy Murray weighs up playing in French Open knowing it may be his last

Murray to confirm summer schedule after Rome defeat‘My best chance of a deep run is at Wimbledon,’ he saysAndy Murray remains undecided on his participation in the French Open this month after his first-round loss to Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open on Wednesday.Shortly after the three-set defeat, Murray suggested there were various options open to him, including fully embracing the clay-court se...2023
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