CHERBOURG/STARNBERG, February 13, 2022
Home favourite and one of the superstars of the ATP Challenger Tour last season, Benjamin Bonzi captured the title of the Challenger Cherbourg – La Manche.
The top seed of the €45,730 indoor hard-court tournament hosted by the Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in northwestern France overcame fellow Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in Sunday’s singles final. In the pair’s first meeting, Bonzi fired 14 aces, won 73 per cent of his first-service points and broke his opponent’s serve three times to seal victory in exactly two hours of play.
Champion in Cherbourg! 🎉@BenjaminBonzi captures the crown at the @ChallengerChbg, overcoming fellow 🇫🇷 Lestienne 64 26 64 for the 🏆.
Exactly one year after claiming his maiden #ATPChallenger title, Bonzi wins No. 7⃣. pic.twitter.com/pmx3tuQThS
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) February 13, 2022
The World No. 68, who lifted six trophies on the ATP Challenger Tour last season, earned his first title of the new season. Bonzi earned €6,190 in prize money as well as 80 ATP Ranking points.
The 25-year-old Nimes native is ranked well inside the Top 100 and will next compete in the ATP 250 event Open 13 Provence in Marseille.
