MARBELLA, March 31, 2018
Stefano Travaglia of Italy is the first champion of the €43,000 Casino Admiral Trophy held on clay at the Puente Romano Beach Resort and Spa in Marbella. The No. 7 seed defeated Argentine Guido Andreozzi 6-3, 6-3 in Saturday’s singles final.
Travaglia sent down five aces, saved the only break point he faced, converting three of his own to secure victory in one hour and 18 minutes.
Stefano Travaglia is the champion at the inaugural @casinoadmiralt! The 🇮🇹 prevails 63 63 over Guido Andreozzi for the Marbella title. pic.twitter.com/5bKDi1lsIY
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) 31. März 2018
The 26-year-old from Ascoli Piceno appeared in his second ATP Challenger final, having won his maiden crown in Ostrava last year. He takes away €6,190 in prize money as well as 80 ATP ranking points.
An elated Stefano Travaglia reflects on clinching the title at the @casinoadmiralt in Marbella…
“I’m really happy and will try to grow more every day.” pic.twitter.com/mFP5ttkn3F
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) 1. April 2018
Later in the day, Andreozzi was back in action teaming up Ariel Behar of Uruguay to capture the doubles trophy. The tandem beat Martin Klizan and Jozef Kovalik from Slovakia 6-3, 6-4. The encounter lasted one hour and seven minutes.
Travaglia and Andreozzi will both stay in Spain for another week on the ATP Challenger Tour. The pair will square off in the opening round of the Ferrero Challenger Open in Alicante.
