MUNICH, May 25, 2022 (by Dietmar Kaspar)
M25 Most CZE – Andrew Paulson dominates on home soil
Andrew Paulson and Maximilian Neuchrist (photo: Most Open)
Andrew Paulson captured the trophy of the Most Open 2022, held at TK Most, without losing a set the entire week.
The 20-year-old emerged victorious from the all-Czech semi-final encounter against Jakub Mensik in two sets.
Austrian No. 7 seed Maximilian Neuchrist edged out No. 5 seeded German Rudolf Molleker in the stage of the last four in straight sets.
No. 8 seeded Paulson capitalized on four of his 11 break-point opportunities in the championship match by dropping one service-game to claim a 6-2, 6-3 win after one hour and 44 minutes. The Prague native lifted his third career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour, all of them achieved on home soil.
M25 Osijek CRO – Vladyslav Orlov prevails in Croatia
Vladyslav Orlov (photo: Osijek Open)
Vladyslav Orlov was victorious at the Osijek Open, hosted by the venue of Teniski Klub Osijek.
The 27-year-old Ukrainian cruised past Irish No. 5 seed Simon Carr in the semi-finals in two sets.
No. 7 seed Matyas Fuele from Hungary battled his way through the top half of the draw, defeating French No. 6 seed Timo Legout in the semi-finals in straight sets.
Kharkiv-born Orlov earned the only five breaks in the title match to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory after 89 minutes. The No. 2 seed celebrated his fifth singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
M25 Vic ESP – Alejandro Moro Canas triumphs on home soil
Alejandro Moro Canas is the champion of the M25 Vic tournament, held at the venue of Club Tennis Vic.
The 21-year-old Spaniard battled past top seeded Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet in the stage of the final four in three sets.
No. 4 seed Pol Martin Tiffon set the all-Spanish final with a straight-set win versus French No. 2 seed Kenny de Schepper.
Madrid-born Moro Canas outpointed his 22-year-old rival in the title match 114-102 to succeed 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 after two hours and 51 minutes. The No. 3 seed lifted his second career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M25 Ulcinj MNE – Samuel Vincent Ruggeri wins second title of the season
The Azul Beach Resort Montenegro Tour, hosted by Tennis Club Bellevue, concluded with the title win of Samuel Vincent Ruggeri.
The 20-year-old Italian booked the spot in the final with a straight-set win against Argentinian No. 7 seed Mariano Navone.
French No. 5 seed and last week’s Ulcinj-champion Valentin Royer knocked off the tournament’s top seed Oliver Crawford from the United States in the semi-finals in three sets.
Lasting more than three hours, Vincent Ruggeri gained two breaks and 14 points more in the championship match to triumph 6-7, 6-1, 7-5. The No. 6 seed celebrated his second singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour following his maiden championship in Egypt two months ago.
M25 Monastir TUN – Yasutaka Uchiyama returns to winners’ circle
Yamutaka Uchiyama earned the title of the Magic Hotel Tours tournament, held at Hotel Skanes Family in Monastir.
The 29-year-old Japanese eased past Fajing Sun from China in the stage of the last four in two sets.
Australian No. 6 seed Akira Santillan battled through the bottom half of the draw beating Yu Hsiou Hsu from Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals in straight sets.
In a thrilling title match, top seed Uchiyama converted three of his 12 break-point chances and dropped only one service game to seal a 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 victory in three hours and 36 minutes. The Sapporo native lifted his 14th career trophy on the Pro Circuit including five titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been the first triumph for the Davis-Cup player since 2019.
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M15 Kouvola FIN – Ivan Nedelko prevails in Scandinavia
Veteran Ivan Nedelko clinched the trophy of the M15 Kouvola tournament, held at Kouvolan Tennishalli.
The 36-year-old fought past British No. 3 seed Oscar Weightman in the semi-finals in three sets.
Top seeded Otto Virtanen won the all-Finnish semi-final battle against Aleksi Lofman in straight sets.
No. 2 seed Nedelko struck six aces and earned one break more in the championship match to prevail 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in about two hours of play. The St. Petersburg native celebrated his 28th singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Warmbad Villach AUT – Giovanni Oradini dominates in Austria
Left-handed Giovanni Oradini won the Carinthian Open 2022 powered by Panaceo Sport presented by Thermen Resort Warmbad Villach.
The tournament’s top favourite from Italy took the last step to the final by beating Austrian No. 4 seed Sandro Kopp, who is based at the Estess Adademy in Seefeld, in two sets.
German No. 5 seed Sebastian Prechtel, who captured his maiden title last week in Cairo, knocked out Swiss No. 3 seed Jerome Kym in the semi-finals in straight sets.
Rovereto-born Oradini converted seven of his 11 break-point chances in the title match to claim a 7-5, 7-5 win after two hours and 20 minutes. The 24-year-old, who played college tennis for the Mississippi State University, lifted his second career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Oran ALG – Mirko Martinez lifts maiden trophy
Mirko Martinez won the title of the Tournoi International Oran M15, held at Tennis Club Habib Khalil.
The 24-year-old from Switzerland advanced to the final with a straight-set win versus Swedish No. 8 seed Leo Borg, the son of tennis legend Björn Borg.
Top seed Aziz Dougaz from Tunisia defeated French No. 3 seed Robin Bertrand in the semi-finals in two sets.
No. 5 seeded Martinez gained three breaks and 15 points more in the championship match to prevail 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 after two hours and 42 minutes. The Neuchatel native celebrated his first singles title on the Pro Circuit.
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M15 Prijedor BIH – Rimpei Kawakami clinches debut title
The 48 Memorial “Dr Mladen Stojanovic”, hosted by Tennis Club Dr. Mladen Stojanovic, concluded with the title win of 21-year-old Rimpei Kawakami.
The Japanese No. 7 seed finished the run of qualifier Aziz Kijametovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the semi-finals in two sets.
Ukrainian No. 5 seed Oleksandr Ovcharenko defeated Lilian Marmousez from France in the stage of the final four in straight sets.
Left-handed Kawakami earned the only four breaks in the title match to seal a 6-2, 6-2 victory in 84 minutes. The Tokyo native lifted his first singles trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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M15 Akko ISR – Daniel Cukierman wins maiden title on home soil
Daniel Cukierman from Israel is the champion of the M15 Akko tournament held at the Israel Tennis & Education Centre.
The Tel Aviv native battled through the bottom half of the draw, beating British No. 5 seed Giles Hussey in the semi-finals in two sets.
Ben Patael, the tournament’s top favourite, knocked off fellow Israeli Orel Kimhi in the stage of the last four in straight sets.
Twenty-six-year-old Cukierman capitalized on six of his 10 break-point opportunities in the championship match and dropped three service-games to triumph 7-5, 6-2 in 95 minutes. The No. 4 seed celebrated his first singles title on the Pro Circuit.
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M15 Monastir TUN – Bu Yunchaokete captures back-to-back titles
Following his championship at the same place last week, Bu Yunchaokete clinched another trophy at the Magic Hotel Tours tournament, hosted by Hotel Skanes Family in Monastir.
The 20-year-old Chinese cruised past Niklas Schell from Germany in the semi-finals in two sets.
Spanish No. 3 seed Alberto Barroso Campos stopped German youngster Philip Florig, who is practices at the TennisBase Oberhaching, in the stage of the final four in straight sets.
Lasting almost three hours, No. 6 seed Yunchaokete won 76 per cent of his first-service points in the title match and gained three breaks more to secure a 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 victory. The former junior’s World No. 5 lifted his third career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour and his third in Monastir.
M15 Cancun MEX – Michail Pervolarakis returns to winners’ circle
Michail Pervolarakis emerged victorious at the World Tennis Tour Cancun 2022, held at Cancun Tennis Complex.
The tournament’s top seed made the last step to the final by defeating Blaise Bicknell from Jamaica in straight sets.
Haoyuan Huang from China edged out Jesse Flores from Costa Rica in the semi-finals in two sets.
Twenty-five-year-old Pervolarakis outpointed his rival in the championship match 71-49 to succeed 6-3, 6-4 after one hour and 46 minutes. The Cyprus native, who has represented Greece since 2018, celebrated his third singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour following two title wins on home soil 2019.
M15 Heraklion GRE – Omar Jasika earns third title of the season
Left-handed Omar Jasika was crowned champion at the M15 Heraklion tournament hosted by the Lyttos Beach Tennis Academy in Crete.
The 25-year-old Australian booked the spot in the final with a straight-sets victory against Japanese No. 3 seed Shuichi Sekiguchi.
The tournament’s top favourite Charles Broom from Great Britain edged past Japanese Shinji Hazawa in the semi-finals in three sets.
Melbourne-born Jasika, who was banned from professional tennis for two years from March 2018 after testing positive for cocaine, converted all of his five break-point chances in the title match and dropped three service games to claim a 7-5, 6-3 win after one hour and 39 minutes. The former Juniors World No. 6, who clinched the singles and doubles title at the US Open Junior Championships 2014, lifted his sixth singles trophy on the Pro Circuit including his ATP Challenger title in Burnie 2017. The No. 2 seed won all of his trophies on hard court.
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M15 Cairo EGY – Manuel Mazza captures maiden trophy
Manuel Mazza celebrated his first title win on the ITF World Tennis Tour by hoisting the trophy of the Egypt Men’s Future, held at Al-Solaimaneyah Sporting Club in Alexandria.
The 23-year-old Italian got victorious from the all-Italian semi-final clash against No. 5 seed Lorenzo Bocchi in straight sets.
Argentinian No. 6 seed Ignacio Monzon advanced to the final with a three-set win versus No. 8 seeded Spaniard Bruno Pujol Navarro.
Unseeded Mazza won 93 per cent of his first-service points and gained the only four breaks in the championship match to prevail 6-3, 6-1 in 76 minutes.
M15 Antalya TUR – Mathys Erhard wins another Antalya-title
Following his maiden title win at the same place last month, Mathys Erhard clinched another trophy at the Antalya Series, hosted by the Club Megasaray in Belek.
The French No. 2 seed benefited in the semi-finals from the retirement of No. 7 seeded Romanian Nicolae Frunza, who triumphed in Antalya last week, at the score of 6-3, 4-1.
Chinese Rigele Te beat Daniel Rincon from Spain, who was ranked Juniors World No. 2 and captured the title of the US Open Junior Championships last season, in the semi-finals in straight sets.
Twenty-year-old Mathys earned one break and two points more in the title match to seal a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win after two hours and 18 minutes. The Toulouse native lifted his second career trophy on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
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