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• ‘Challenger level is about survival’: brutal reality of life below elite tennis

Shared motel rooms, sleeping on floors and making a net loss are among hurdles facing the globetrotters chasing ranking pointsLess than a year after exiting the 2022 Wimbledon quarter-final on the All England Club’s pristine No 1 Court, Cristian Garín found himself 10,000 miles away on a hard court on the Pacific island of Nouméa, New Caledonia.The Chilean, who had a career-high ranking of world N...2025
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• Bigun Defeats Sakamoto in Sumter Challenger 125; TRN's 12s Nationals Coverage; Brown, Yli-Piipari Claim ITA Summer Championships; ITA Announces D-I Rankings Changes; McKenna Leaves Wisconsin for SMU

The first round of the new ATP Challenger 125 in Sumter SC featured a match between two of the four 2024 junior slam champions, with Roland Garros winner Kaylan Bigun taking on Australian Open winner Rei Sakamoto of Japan. The 19-year-old Sakamoto, who has won two Challenger titles in the past eight months, is at 200 in the ATP rankings, while Bigun, who played a semester at UCLA this...2025
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• Zheng Claims First Challenger Title, Van Loben Sels and Day Champions in Mississippi; Qualifying Underway at ATP Sumter Challenger 125; Three Cheers for Kristina Penickova

With the USTA National Championships and the ITF 14U World Junior Tennis team competition last week, I had little time to follow the USTA Pro Circuit, but three of the four singles titles went to Americans.2024 fall NCAA singles champion Michael Zheng, a rising senior at Columbia, won his first ATP Challenger title in his third attempt Sunday, at the 75 in Chicago. Zheng, who received entry via...2025
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• Top Seeds in Kalamazoo 16s Match 18s Counterparts with Second Round Dominance; Kang Wins Edwardsville M25; Sjavda Claims ATP Challenger 75 in Lexington; ITF 14U World Junior Tennis Team Event Begins Monday in Czech Republic

©Colette Lewis 2025--Kalamazoo MI--Saturday was short of drama, with all Top 16 seeds in the 18s division of the USTA Boys Nationals reaching the third round. Sunday, with similarly beautiful weather, produced even more dominating performances as the seeds in the 16s division played their first matches after opening round byes.No. 1 seed Michael Antonius, No. 2 seed Andrew Johnson and No. 3 seed...2025
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• Boys 18s Top Seeds Blanch and Woestendick Lead Parade of Seeds Through to Third Round in Kalamazoo,16s Seeds Take Center Stage Sunday; Kang Advances to Edwardsville M25 Final; Svajda Seeks Another ATP Challenger Title in Lexington

©Colette Lewis 2025--Kalamazoo MI--A second day of superb was the backdrop for the march of seeds into the third round Saturday at the USTA Boys 18s and 16s National Championships in Kalamazoo, with the top 23 seeds in the 18s division posting victories.Connor Plunkett of New York defeated 2022 boys 16s finalist Lachlan Gaskell, the No. 24 seed, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, while two other Top 32 seeds...2025
• Martin Advances to First Challenger Final at Bloomfield Hills; Vidmanova Reaches Another W100 Final; Honer and Anderson Meet for Florence W35 Title; Meri and Friend Win Singles Gold at World University Games

Wild card Andres Martin will play in his first ATP Challenger final Sunday at the Bloomfield Hills 100, after he avenged two previous Challenger losses to No. 5 seed Eliot Spizzirri(Texas) 6-1, 7-6(5). The former Georgia Tech All-American, who completed his eligibility last May, had been in just one Challenger semifinal before this week, but he now is in the thick of the race in the USTA's...2025
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• Bad Beef: Zanellato Reinstated After Proving Meat Contamination
Nicolas Zanellato can return to action immediately after proving his positive test for boldenone came from contaminated Colombian beef. By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, February 21, 2025 Photo credit: Corleve/Mark Peterson Bad beef is the key to setting Nicolas Zanellato free from provisional suspension. World No. 754 Zanelatto, who has been serving a provisional suspension sinc...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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
• Casey Kania Hit with Two-Year Ban for Cannabis
Casey Kania's suspension ends on February 1, 2026. By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Marijuana is legal in several states. Cannabis remains a banned substance on the WADA Prohibited List. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A Testing positive for cannabis will cost Casey Kania a two-year ban from tennis. Kania has been hit with a two-y...2024
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• Andy Murray focused on ‘positive signs’ after crashing out of Queen’s Club

Murray loses 6-3, 6-1 against Australia’s Alex de MinaurCarlos Alcaraz reaches second round after third set tiebreakAndy Murray’s hopes of being seeded at Wimbledon came to a bitter, abrupt end in his opening match at Queen’s Club as the five-time champion was soundly defeated 6-3, 6-1 by Alex de Minaur in the first round.Murray arrived in west London with high expectations having established some...2023
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• Bad Beef: Zanellato Reinstated After Proving Meat Contamination
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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…"

• Ranking Movers: Duckworth rises after ATP Challenger crown
James Duckworth headlines the improvers in the latest edition of Ranking Movers after he won his first ATP…...2025
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• Aussie Weekly Wrap: Duckworth impresses in Mexico
James Duckworth advanced to another ATP Challenger final in Mexico this week - the 28th Challenger final of…...2025
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• 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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• ITF Invests More Prize Money into 2025 World Tennis Tour
ITF announces it will add $5 million more prize money, a 26% increase, into the 2025 Tour. By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Thursday, August 15, 2024 Photo credit: Matthew Calvis Players will get a pay raise on the World Tennis Tour next year. The International Tennis Federation announced it will add $5 million in prize money, a 26% increase, into the 2025 World Tennis Tour. More: ...2024
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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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• Top Seeds Basavareddy and Mochizuki Drop Opening Matches, Spizzirri, Blockx and Holmgren Continue Good Form at ATP Challenger 100 Bloomfield Hills; Kalamazoo 18s and 16s Wild Cards

©Colette Lewis 2025--Bloomfield Hills MI--My short visit to the ATP Challenger 100 in Bloomfield Hills concluded this evening with an expected result, but many of the 12 first round matches that preceded it did not go as expected, with No. 2 seed Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan and 2024 finalist and top seed Nishesh Basavareddy failing to advance to the second round.No. 6 seed August Holmgren of...2025
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• 17-Year-Old Iva Jovic, Emilio Nava Win USTA Wild Cards into Roland-Garros
The pair earned their way to Paris. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday May 5, 2025 Iva Jovic and Emilio Nava have earned their way into Roland-Garros. The USTA announced that the pair have won the Roland-Garros wild card challenge. They competed in clay court tournaments across continents, with the players picking up the most ranking points in the five-week period earning a main draw spot...2025
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• The Sarasota Open Experience Book Excerpt
The Sarasota Open Experience is a collection of stories, memories and interviews about the Sarasota Open, one of the nation's most famous Challengers. By Scoop Malinowski | The Sarasota Open Experience | Friday, April 4, 2025 Photo credit: Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open Facebook I never imagined writing a book about an ATP Challenger tournament. But after covering the Sarasota Open over...2025
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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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• Fearnley Ousts Top Seed at Chicago Challenger; Ngounoue Among Seven Americans in Dallas W50 Quarterfinals; Six US Quarterfinalists at Champaign $25K; European Championships Move to September; Olympic Draws

The strong field at the ATP Challenger 75 this week in Chicago resulted in Great Britain's Jake Fearnley needing to get through qualifying to earn a place in the main draw. But the recent TCU graduate continues to show he'll contend for Challenger titles all summer, reaching the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(3) win today over top seed Terence Atmane of France.Fearnley, who won the Nottingham...2024
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• Casey Kania Hit with Two-Year Ban for Cannabis
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• 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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• The Sarasota Open Experience Book Excerpt
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• Bad Beef: Zanellato Reinstated After Proving Meat Contamination
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• French Open 2023: Men’s bracket, TV schedule, streaming, results, and more
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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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• Martin Advances to First Challenger Final at Bloomfield Hills; Vidmanova Reaches Another W100 Final; Honer and Anderson Meet for Florence W35 Title; Meri and Friend Win Singles Gold at World University Games
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• Agassi graces the Phoeniz Challnger performing coin toss for Fonseca match in Phoenix

Andre Agassi, the legendary tennis icon and former world number one, made a memorable appearance at the Arizona Tennis Classic in Phoenix. The event, part of the ATP Challenger Tour, saw Agassi take on the role of performing the honorary coin toss for the match between rising Brazilian star Joao Fonseca and French player Hugo […]...2025
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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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• Hall of Fame to Host Combined ATP and WTA Tournament in 2025
The Hall of Fame Open will be revamped into a joint ATP Challenger and WTA 125 level event next summer, scheduled for the second week of Wimbledon. By Tennis Now | @TennisNow | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Photo credit: International Tennis Hall of Fame A combined men's and women's pro tournament will bloom on Newport's historic lawn. Professional tennis will return to the Newport,...2024
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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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• 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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