MUNICH, August 11, 2021 (by Dietmar Kaspar)
M15 Frederiksberg DEN – Jonathan Mridha prevails in all-Scandinavian affair
Jonathan Mridha took the title at the M15 Frederiksberg tournament held at Kjobenhavns Boldklub.
The Swedish No. 5 seed stopped Danish wild card entry Benjamin Hannestad in the semi-finals in three sets.
Top seeded Markus Eriksson set the all-Swedish final with a three-set win versus August Holmgren from Denmark.
Twenty-six-year-old Mridha gained three breaks in the title match and lost two service games to succeed 6-3, 7-6 after two hours and nine minutes. The Stockholm native lifted his third singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour and earned €1,944 in price money.
“I think I was pretty good mentally throughout the whole week. I had a dip in the semifinal yesterday against Benjamin. But besides that I think I was mentally trying to play every point and stay in the match no matter what the score was. I think that’s why I played some good tennis this week,” Mridha said after the match.
Asked about his title win, he added: “It’s important. The ITF is not doing a great job supporting the players outside top 200 because there are no points in this tournament more or less. It’s 10 points for the winner which is a disaster. Six points for the finalist and four points for the semis. There’s no way to keep up with the Challenger Tour or the ATP Tour. And it’s really tough to get there if the point system is like this. You have to win every week if you wanna go somewhere.”
M25 Wetzlar GER – Peter Heller triumphs on home soil
Peter Heller won the title of the Wetzlar Open, hosted by the venue of the TC Wetzlar 1912 e.V.
The 28-year-old German battled through the top half of the draw, beating David Pichler from Austria in the semi-finals in three sets.
Belgian No. 6 seed Christopher Heyman rallied past former junior’s World No. 1 Harold Mayot from France in the stage of the last four in straight sets.
Cham-born Heller outpointed his 27-year-old opponent in the championship match 105-96 to prevail 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 after two hours and 44 minutes. The No. 8 seed, who was ranked World No. 1 in the ITF Rankings in 2019, celebrated his 13th career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M25 Bolzano ITA – Matteo Arnaldi wins maiden title
The Sparkasse Alperia Trophy, held at Tennis Club Bolzano, concluded with the triumph of Matteo Arnaldi.
In the all-Italian semi-finals, the 20-year-old benefited from the retirement of the tournament’s top favourite Raul Brancaccio at the score of 6-1, 2-1.
Alexander Weis made the last step to the final with a three-set win against his No. 8 seeded countryman Federico Arnaboldi.
Unseeded Arnaldi broke his 24-year-old opponent in the title match five times to claim a 6-0, 6-1 victory in 72 minutes. The Sanremo native lifted his first singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M25 Pitesti ROM – Chun Hsin Tseng returns to winners’ circle
Chun Hsin Tseng captured the title of the Comesad BCR Open hosted by Club Sportiv Tenis Comesad Pitesti.
The top seed from Chinese Taipei fought past Romanian wild card entry Gabi Adrian Boitan in the stage of the final four in three sets.
Argentinian No. 2 seed Hernan Casanova booked the spot in the final with a three-set victory against Romanian No. 6 seed Nicholas David Ionel.
Twenty-year-old Tseng capitalized on six of his 15 break-point opportunities and lost three service games in the championship match to triumph 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 after more than two hours. The former junior’s World No. 1, who clinched the trophies ot the junior Grand Slam tournaments at Roland Garros and at Wimbledon 2018, celebrated his fourth singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour, his first since 2018.
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M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki POL – Zsombor Piros wins another title on clay
Former junior’s World No. 3 Zsombor Piros got the trophy of the Kozerki Open 2021, held at Akademia Tenisowa Tenis Kozerki in Grodzisk Mozowiecki.
The 21-year-old Hungarian edged out Czech No. 7 seed David Poljak in the semi-finals in straight sets.
Japanese No. 8 seed Shintaro Mochizuki, who clinched the title of the Junior Championships in Wimbledon 2019 and was ranked World No. 1, took the last step to the final by defeating Pawel Cias from Poland in three sets.
No. 2 seeded Piros won 82 per cent of his first-service points in the title match and broke his rival’s serve four times to claim a 6-3, 7-6 victory after 93 minutes. The Budapest native celebrated his fourth career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour, all of them won on clay court.
M25 Decatur USA – Eliot Spizzirri wins maiden title on home soil
The USTA Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic, hosted by Fairview Park Tennis Complex in Decatur IL, concluded with the title win of Eliot Spizzirri.
The qualifier emerged victorious from the all-US American semi-final battle versus Alex Rybakov in straight sets.
Aidan HcHugh from Great Britain benefited in the stage of the last four from the retirement of his compatriot Paul Jubb after the first two games in the deciding set.
Nineteen-year-old Spizzirri fired seven aces and won 78 per cent of his first-service points in the championship match to succeed 6-2, 7-5 in 93 minutes. The Stamford native, who plays college tennis for the University of Texas, lifted his first trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour and pocketed $3,600 in prize money as well as 20 ATP Ranking points.
M25 Guayaquil ECU – Cristian Rodriguez prevails in Ecuador
Cristian Rodriguez got victorious at the M25 Guayaquil tournament, held at Centro Nacional de Tenis.
The No. 5 seeded veteran from Colombia faced Jose Pereira from Brazil in the title match. Lasting one hour and 43 minutes, Bogota-born Rodriguez gained one break more to seal victory with 6-3, 7-6. The 31-year-old celebrated his fourth singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Novi Sad SRB – Filip Misolic captures back-to-back titles in Novi Sad
Following his championship at the same place last week, in-form Filip Misolic clinched the trophy of the M15 Novi Sad 2 tournament, held at Tennis Club Meridiana.
The 20-year-old Austrian eased past No. 5 seeded Mate Valkusz from Hungary, who was ranked World No. 1 as a junior, in the stage of the final four in three sets.
No. 6 seeded Francisco Comesana, who reached his third consecutive final, won the all-Argentinian semi-final clash against Mariano Navone in three sets.
Graz-born Misolic, who lives in Zagreb, converted six of his 10 break-point chances in the championship match and dropped three service games to triumph 6-4, 6-3 after one hour and 44 minutes. The No. 8 seed lifted his fourth career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour, all of them won this season.
M15 Telavi GEO – Oleg Prihodko wins maiden trophy
Oleg Prihodko from the Ukraine emerged victorious at the WTT Telavi Open 2021, hosted by Telavi Tennis Courts.
The Pavlograd-born defeated the tournament’s top seed Yanki Erel from Turkey in the semi-finals in three sets.
Russian No. 2 seed Yan Bondarevskiy advanced to the final with a straight-set win against Dostanbek Tashbulator from Kazakhstan.
No. 6 seeded Prihodko won 82 per cent of his first-service points in the title match and broke his 21-year-old opponent two times to secure a 7-6, 6-3 win after one hour and 40 minutes. The 23-year-old celebrated his first singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
M15 Parnu EST – Ergi Kirkin seals back-to back titles
Following his title win in Vejle last week, Ergi Kirkin captured the trophy of the Tallink Estonian Open 2021, held at Pärnu Kesklinna Tenniseklubi.
The Turkish top seed cruised past Italian No. 7 seed Simone Roncalli in the stage of the last four in two sets.
Mattias Siimar emerged victorious from the all-Estonian semi-final encounter versus veteran Vladimir Ivanov in three sets.
Twenty-two-year-old Kirkin outpointed the wild card entry in the championship match 98-90 to secure a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win after more than two hours. The Ankara native lifted his sixth career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Xativa ESP – Francesco Passaro with second title of the season
Francesco Passaro is the champion of the Torneo Orysol Ciudad de Xativa, hosted by Club de Tenis Camp Bixquert.
The 20-year-old Italian made the last step to the final by defeating Carlos Lopez Montagud from Spain in three sets.
Spanish qualifier Inaki Montes-de la Torre continued his great run, knocking off the tournament’s top favourite Alexis Gautier from France in the semi-finals in three sets.
Unseeded Passaro won nine points more in the title match against his 18-year-old rival to seal a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory after two hours and 11 minutes. Following his maiden trophy earlier this season, the Perugia native celebrated his second singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Monastir TUN – Mattia Bellucci earns maiden title
Mattia Bellucci took the title of the Magic Hotel Tours tournament, held at Hotel Skanes Family in Monastir, to lift his first trophy on the Pro Circuit.
The 20-year-old won the all-Italian championship match against his No. 7 seeded countryman Luca Potenza. Unseeded Bellucci sent down eight aces and won 80 per cent of his first-service points to prevail 6-3, 6-3 in 87 minutes.
M15 Cairo EGY – Jose Francisco Vidal Azorin clinches another trophy in Cairo
Following his maiden title win at the same place two weeks ago, Jose Francisco Vidal Azorin won another trophy at the Egypt Men’s Future, hosted by the Tennis Club Al-Solaimaneyah in Cairo.
The 28-year-old Spaniard met French No. 5 seed Quentin Folliot in the title match. No. 3 seeded Vidal Azorin broke his 22-year-old rival’s serve seven times and lost four service games to claim a 6-1 5-7, 6-3 win after two hours and 30 Minutes. The Sax native celebrated his second career title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
