Argentine Federico Agustin Gomez tossed his racquet in relief and raised his hands over his head. The 27-year-old had just won his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title as a qualifier in Milan.
Agustin Gomez won seven matches in as many days at the Aspria Tennis Cup, where he became the oldest first-time winner this season on the ATP Challenger Tour. A former standout at the University of Louisville, Agustin Gomez downed Romanian Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
"I certainly didn’t expect to win the tournament: obviously you want to do things well, but it was also the first week with my new coach [Cesar Chiappari],” said Agustin Gomez, up 60 spots to a career-high No. 224 in the PIF ATP Rankings. “We decided to think about one match at a time, improving the details match after match."
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In other ATP Challenger Tour action, Ecuadorian Alvaro Guillen Meza did not drop a set all week to win the Ibague Open in Colombia. The 21-year-old went one step further than last week’s finalist finish at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger, racing past Argentine Facundo Mena 6-0, 6-4 in the final.
Guillen Meza, who has won nine of past 10 Challenger-level matches, moved 19 places to a career-high World No. 240 following his title run. The Guayaquil native is a two-time ATP Challenger Tour champion, having won in Lima last August.
Agustin Gomez won seven matches in as many days at the Aspria Tennis Cup, where he became the oldest first-time winner this season on the ATP Challenger Tour. A former standout at the University of Louisville, Agustin Gomez downed Romanian Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
"I certainly didn’t expect to win the tournament: obviously you want to do things well, but it was also the first week with my new coach [Cesar Chiappari],” said Agustin Gomez, up 60 spots to a career-high No. 224 in the PIF ATP Rankings. “We decided to think about one match at a time, improving the details match after match."
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In other ATP Challenger Tour action, Ecuadorian Alvaro Guillen Meza did not drop a set all week to win the Ibague Open in Colombia. The 21-year-old went one step further than last week’s finalist finish at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger, racing past Argentine Facundo Mena 6-0, 6-4 in the final.
Guillen Meza, who has won nine of past 10 Challenger-level matches, moved 19 places to a career-high World No. 240 following his title run. The Guayaquil native is a two-time ATP Challenger Tour champion, having won in Lima last August.
Alvaro Guillen Meza storms to the title in Ibague without dropping more than five games each match! #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/z1oXnX2B1w
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