Archive for February 2023
Back-to-back ATP Challenger titles for Purcell sees him closing in on the top-100
Australia’s Max Purcell could crack the top 100 on the ATP rankings this week if he can win his third straight ATP Challenger title. The Wimbledon doubles champion has recently won the Challenger titles in Chennai and Bengaluru in India to take his ranking to no. 116. Another title in Pune would take him to…
Read MorePurcell and Kokkinakis claim ATP Challenger titles
Max Purcell has won the Chennai ATP CH100 after a tight battle against American Nicolas Moreno de Alboran in the Chennai Open final in India. The 24-year-old Australian saved two match points in their epic 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4 encounter. It is Purcell’s third career ATP Challenger singles title – and first since July 2021. Thanasi…
Read MoreRinky Hijikata claims second Challenger title
After his amazing Australian Open doubles title run with fellow Australian Jason Kubler it was back to the ATP Challenger circuit for Rinky Hijikata as he headed to Burnie in Tasmania. Kubler and Hijikata pocketed $695,000 between them after their Grand Slam glory and played in a stadium that would almost fit the entire population…
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