While the top stars are preparing for the grass courts of Wimbledon, the challenger circuit remains on the clay courts. Last week showed one player on the men’s side continuing his prowess on the circuit, while another player on the women’s side took a small step towards gaining back her former top 15 ranking.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Adrian Ungur, Ana Tatishvili, Ana-Lena Groenefeld, Bjorn Phau, clay courts, Diego Hartfield, Eric Prodon, Franco Ferreiro, Jelena Kostanic Tosic, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Kirsten Flipkens, Lukas Rosol, Masa Zec-Peskiric, Miguel Angel Lopez-Jaen, Nina Bratchikova, Rafael Font de Mora, Shiho Akita, Teimuraz Gabashvili, Wimbledon
Last week on the challenger circuit, clay-court specialists prevailed in the biggest red dirt events on the men’s and women’s side, while we also got a sneak peek of coming attractions for Wimbledon at the first grass court tune-up of the year.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Adrian Cruciat, Agustin Calleri, Ana Vrljic, Daniel Coller, Eric Prodon, Frank Dancevic, Frederico Gil, Jasmina Tincic, Kevin Anderson, Lauren Albanese, Macros Baghdatis, Marina Erakovic, Martina Muller, Patricia Mayr, Samantha Smith, Santiago Giraldo, Tathiana Garbin, Teimuraz Gabashvili, Wimbledon Tomas Berdych, Yvonne Meusburger
Last week on the challenger circuit, a former top 5 player and the only college graduate mother on tour recorded impressive results, while two players on the men’s side broke into the top 100 for the first time this week with their tournament wins.
Filed under Lead Story, The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Alexis Gordon, Augustina Lepore, Donald Young, Dusan Vemic, Eduardo Schwank, Eric Prodon, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Jan Hernych, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Kurumi Nara, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Lukas Dlouhy, Maret Ani, Michael Berrer, Noppawan Lertcheekwakarn, Olga Puchkova, Sergio Roitman, Sofia Arvidsson, Stephane Bohli, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thomaz Belluci, Viktoria Kutuzova, Yanina Wickmayer, Yen-Hsun Lu