POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 24, 2023

Hugo Grenier was crowned champion of the 28th edition of the Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco. The ATP Challenger Tour hard-court event offered a total prize money of €73,000 and was held at the at the C.D. Open de Tenis Ciudad de Pozoblanco, a town situated in the lowlands of Los Pedroches of the province of Córdoba.

The top seed from France overcame a one-set deficit to beat Juan Pablo Ficovich of Argentina 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(3) in the singles final on Sunday evening. In the pair’s first meeting, Grenier struck 12 aces and won 83 per cent of his first-service points to seal victory in thrilling three hours and 13 minutes.

🎾 ¡Nuestro campeón de 2023! ¡Hugo Grenier!#TenisPozoblanco pic.twitter.com/P9357lQanY

— Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco (@PozoblancoOpen) July 23, 2023

The World No. 135 captured his fifth ATP Challenger career crown, his second of the season following his triumph in Les Franqueses de Valles, Spain in March.