Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Bublik and Mpetshi Perricard Take the Last 175s

The Frenchman, 30th world in the next ATP ranking this Monday, dominated Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-3, 6-7, 7-5)

The most important tournament of the week, together with the same Turin category, was undoubtedly the Challenger 175 that took place on the French beaten land of Bordeaux. In the final were found the emerging Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and the expert Nikoloz Basilashvili, with all the attention inevitably dedicated to the 21-year-old native of Lyon who, after the resounding exploits of last season (two ATP victories in Lyon and Basel and three a…

Arthur Fils will tackle Roland-Garros in the world 14th. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will also be one of the lead players in the Paris tournament, whose qualifying starts this Monday. The day after the Masters 1000 in Rome, which he had left in the eighth of the final after his defeat in two sets against Alexander Zverev, the Francilian, swept in the second round by the German, retains 14th place in the hierarchy, between the two Americans Ben Sh…

Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Bublik and Mpetshi Perricard Take the Last 175s

Most of the attention last week on the Challenger Tour was focused on the last pair of Challenger 175 events with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard serving his way to the title in Bordeaux, while Alexander Bublik made every opponent uncomfortable in Turin. Meanwhile, Cristian Garin and Zsombor Piros were able to extend their winning streaks and Dino Prizmic reminded us why he was regarded as such an incredible prospect. Here’s a look back at last week’…

The Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard won the Challenger de Bordeaux at Villa Primrose in March, following Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-3, 6-7 [5-7], 7-5). Thanks to this title, the Lyonnais, the 30th world leader on Monday, will receive a lead status at Roland-Garros.