UMAG/WASHINGTON, July 19, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Whether Daniel Merida becomes the next sure thing in Spanish tennis remains to be seen. However, by the end of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag final Saturday evening, the 82nd-ranked Merida joined […]
UMAG/WASHINGTON, July 18, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) For the first time in tournament history – stretching across 36 editions – there were no seeded players remaining by the semifinal round of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. Guess what? It […]
PERUGIA/STARNBERG, June 7, 2026 Daniel Merida and Henrique Rocha will contest the final of the 11th edition of the Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.Ma. Tennis Cup. After Rocha’s straight-sets victory over Timofey Skatov earlier in the day, […]
GUIA DE ISORA/STARNBERG, February 8, 2026 Daniel Mérida crowned a memorable week at the Tenerife Challenger 1 by lifting the trophy in a dream final between the tournament’s top two seeds. The 21-year-old Spaniard defeated No. 1 seed Francesco Maestrelli […]
VILLENA/STARNBERG, October 1, 2025 Wednesday’s second-round matches at the Alicante Ferrero Challenger brought plenty of drama and excitement. The standout Spanish performance came from No. 8 seed Daniel Merida, who produced a solid 6-4, 6-3 win over Polish qualifier Maks […]
POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 21, 2025 Spaniard Daniel Mérida captured his first ATP Challenger Tour title on Sunday, winning the 2025 Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco Covap – Memorial Fabián Dorado with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 victory over China’s Fajing Sun. The final […]
POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 20, 2025 China’s Fajing Sun and Spain’s Daniel Mérida will face off in the singles final of the Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco Covap – Memorial Fabián Dorado, an ATP Challenger 75 event. Sixth seed Fajing Sun earned his […]
POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 19, 2025 Daniel Merida continued his impressive run at the 2025 Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco Covap – Memorial Fabián Dorado, booking his place in the semifinals with a hard-fought 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 win over Briton Johannus Monday. The […]
POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 15, 2025 Two of Spain’s brightest young tennis prospects, Rafael Jodar and Daniel Merida, booked their places in the round of 16 at the Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco Covap – Memorial Fabián Dorado, following impressive first-round comebacks at […]
GUIA DE ISORA/STARNBERG, February 29, 2024 Two young Spanish wild card entries have reached the quarterfinals of the Tenerife Challenger 3. Daniel Merida rallied from a set down to overcome Italian qualifier Raul Brancaccio 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(2) on Thursday. The […]
