KIGALI/STARNBERG, March 15, 2026 Marco Trungelliti is king in Kigali once again. Two years after his first triumph at the Rwanda Challenger, the 36-year-old Argentine returned to the top of the podium of the ATP Challenger clay-court event. The No. […]
KIGALI/STARNBERG, March 14, 2026 Marco Trungelliti of Argentina and Italy’s Marco Cecchinato will compete in Sunday’s singles final of the 2026 Rwanda Challenger 2. Top seed Trungelliti beat No. 5 seed Zdenek Kolar from the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3 in […]
KIGALI/STARNBERG, March 13, 2026 The second week of the 2026 Rwanda Challenger has reached its decisive stage, with the tournament’s top two seeds leading the semi-final line-up. As the competition intensifies in Kigali, the leading contenders have lived up to […]
KIGALI/STARNBERG, March 8, 2026 Joel Schwaerzler is the new king in Kigali, as the 20-year-old Austrian captured the title of the 2026 Rwanda Challenger 1. The singles final of the ATP Challenger clay-court tournament had to be extended over two […]
KIGALI/STARNBERG, March 6, 2026 The ATP Challenger Tour is back in Africa for the third edition of the Rwanda Challenger, with back-to-back clay-court tournaments scheduled from March 2 to March 15 in Kigali. This week’s first tournament offers $107,000 in […]
KIGALI, March 10, 2025 (by Florian Heer) A ten-hour flight to Africa just before the European clay-court season kicks off? Not exactly an obvious choice. But for the players and media representatives who took the leap, it was a decision […]
KIGALI, March 9, 2025 Frenchman Valentin Royer continued his dominance in Kigali, claiming back-to-back Rwanda Challenger titles. His impressive run on the clay courts of the PRC Kicukiro Ecology Tennis Club highlights his consistency and resilience, marking a significant milestone […]
KIGALI March 8, 2025 Valentin Royer will compete in his second consecutive final of the Rwanda Challenger. Following his triumph last week at the ATP Challenger Tour 75 event, the 23-year-old Frenchman has reached the title match of this week’s […]
KIGALI, March 5, 2025 Tennis is increasingly looking for new markets, and Africa is becoming a key focus. The Rwanda Challenger in Kigali is now being held for the second time, marking an important step for professional tennis in Central […]
International Blog – Florian Heer Der Tennissport sucht zunehmend nach neuen Märkten – und Afrika rückt dabei immer mehr in den Fokus. Mit der Rwanda Challenger in Kigali findet bereits zum zweiten Mal ein ATP Challenger-Turnier in Zentralafrika statt. Einer […]
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