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Relive the previous "slow but steady" week as Hugo Dellien clinched his 15th career Challenger title back home in Santa Cruz (Bolivia), as well as the way Roman Safiullin and Leandro Riedi, who went back on track from their injuries, winning their titles in Oeiras 3 (125) and Busan, respectively! Not to mention tracking the journeys of the youngsters like Moise Kouame and Jack Kennedy, who started making waves in their own ways the past week! By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. - Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/stateofsport211 - Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211 Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Weekly finals recap 0:32 Santa Cruz (Bolivia)3:29 Wuning 27:07 Busan10:41 Oeiras 3 (125)14:03 Tallahassee16:17 Trajectory watch 20:07 Classics shoutouts 22:30 Doubles watch 26:16 WTA 125 watch 27:43 ITF shoutouts 30:00 Next week's (broad) overview + closing

Dive through the week of milestones based on last week's Challenger finals as James Duckworth won his 18th career Challenger title to close the week in Mexico City, Yibing Wu and Pavel Kotov marking their returns with their respective titles in Sarasota and Wuning 1 (with the latter winning his third Challenger 50 title of this year), and more journeys along the way! By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. - Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/stateofsport211 - Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211 Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 1:06 Weekly finals recap ​1:06 Wuning 1​4:56 Monza​7:40 Madrid​10:36 Campinas​15:09 Sarasota​16:37 Mexico City22:56 Trajectory watch 27:10 Classics shoutouts 29:21 Doubles watch 33:14 WTA 125 watch 34:52 ITF (notable winners') shoutouts 36:10 Next week's (broad) overview + closing

What looked like a slow week in the Challenger-level and 250-level tournaments at the start of clay season turned out to be full of milestones, which also includes a long-awaited Top 100 debut from Marco Trungelliti, as well as Mariano Navone & Rafael Jodar's maiden Tour-level titles, as well as Roman Andres Burruchaga's maiden Tour-level final, whlie Liam Broady & Facundo Diaz Acosta went back on track after their respective injuries, as well as Raul Brancaccio from his break (after losing form for a couple of years, citing exhaustion and mental health reasons). What other milestones were also achieved this week, which was one of the testaments of how the Challenger and the ATP 250 pipelines worked, as well as college in doubles? Follow through this episode to dig into the matches where these stories happened. (Also, don't forget to check this week's Madrid Challenger, I almost forgot to mention it in the pod, it was the source of all the drama last year too!) By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. ​Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/stateofsport211​Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211 Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 1:07 Trajectory watch 10:07 The 250 Corner (rare) 10:07 Bucharest13:43 Marrakech16:06 Houston21:19 Weekly Challenger-level finals recap 21:19 Miyazaki24:02 Menorca26:23 Barletta29:12 Sao Leopoldo33:12 San Luis Potosi37:02 Classics shoutouts 41:49 Doubles watch 46:45 Next week's (broad) overview + closing

Dive into the packed week of 7 ATP Challenger events, where Hamad Medjedovic marked his return to the Top 100 with a title in Naples, the suspenseful epic finals in Yokkaichi and Sao Paulo, as well as Matias Soto and Mili Poljicak's long-awaited singles and doubles sweeps (with their maiden Challenger singles title) in Bucaramanga (Floridablanca) and Split, respectively! By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. ​Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/stateofsport211​Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211 Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:53 Weekly finals recap ​0:53 Bucaramanga (Floridablanca)​4:07 Morelia​7:25 Yokkaichi​10:42 Montemar​13:52 Split​16:45 Naples​19:25 Sao Paulo23:04 Classics shoutouts 33:05 Trajectory watch 37:34 Doubles watch 43:34 WTA 125 watch 44:41 ITF M singles winners' shoutouts 46:37 Next week's (broad) overview

It's been a while since we saw Pablo Carreno Busta and Michael Mmoh winning a Challenger-level title, especially for the latter, but they eventually succeeded! It might have been a slow week of 4 tournaments (Zadar, Murcia, Morelos, and Asuncion), but some classic matches fulfilled this week in one way or another. By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan for several years, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a Buy Me A Coffee link (https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211/). No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:43 Weekly recap 15:16 Classics shoutouts 19:42 Trajectory watch 23:53 Doubles shoutouts 28:08 The College Corner [new] 32:12 Next week's (rough) overview & closing

It was a very packed week with a lot of classics (I even almost ran out of space in the shortlist), as well as numerous milestones achieved, but how rollercoaster-ish were some of these finals? And, how did I come up with this week's standout nominations in the sea of classics? Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:39 The 175 Notes 18:52 Weekly finals recap 36:30 Classics shoutouts 44:41 Trajectory Watch 46:40 Doubles shoutouts (non-175) 51:03 WTA 125 Watch 53:41 Next week's overview

In my first trial episode, relive last week's ATP Challenger Tour events despite the Fujairah Challengers' cancellation over the current events, from how delivering the Kigali 1 Challenger was, Sebastian Ofner's Thionville title, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo's provisional Top 100 debut, and more! Note that this is from a fan experience, and still a trial, but the adventure will hopefully be worth it.