BRAUNSCHWEIG/STARNBERG, July 15, 2023
Franco Agamenone of Italy captured the title of the 29th edition of the BRAWO Open, one of the most prestigious events on the ATP Challenger Tour calendar, which attracted again a strong field with three Top 100 players led by World No. 66 Daniel Altmaier. The tournament took place on the outdoor clay courts of the Braunschweig Tennis and Hockey Club in northern Germany and offered a prize money purse of €145,000, making it an attractive destination for aspiring players looking to earn valuable ranking points.
Agamenone knocks out Altmaier en-route to the final
Agamenone fought his way into the championship match with wins in the top half of the draw over home favourite Maximilian Marterer, No. 6 seed Taro Daniel from Japan, top seed Altmaier and qualifier Benjamin Hassan of Lebanon.
In front of 2,000 spectators on Center Court, the World No. 175 eventually defeated Russian Pavel Kotov in Saturday’s final 7-5, 6-3 at the Bürgerpark. Agamenone, who was born in Argentina and moved to Italy in 2020, broke his rival’s serve four times and won 54 per cent of the total points played to prevail after two hours and four minutes.
Pure emotion 🫶@FAgamenone gets past Kotov 7-5, 6-3 to claim the 🏆 in Braunschweig!#ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/m3bv7v5RWm
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 15, 2023
By winning his fourth ATP Challenger Tour career title, his first of the season, Agamenone pocketed €19,650 in prize money as well as 125 ATP Ranking points.
Herbert/Reymond triumph in doubles
In other action, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Arthur Reymond claimed the doubles title. The Frenchmen beat the all-Indian combination of Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe 7-6(7), 6-4 in the final. The encounter lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
“It was once again a tournament at a world world-class level. Top players from many nations delivered thrilling and top-class duels in the main draw and the qualification. Many of them will certainly be among the best among the best players in the world,” tournament director Volker Jäcke stated.
“It is a pity that no German player made it to the final. Franco Agamenone deserved his victory with his dynamic, consistency and high quality. deservedly. The matches in the doubles competition were also outstanding.”
