Barrios Vera earns third title of the season
Tomas Barrios Vera was successful at the South American clay-court swing, lifting the trophy of the Igma Open in Peru. The No. 6 seed of the ATP Challenger Tour 75 event beat Brazilian Joao Lucas Reis da Silva 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in the final.
Barrios Vera won eight points more than his opponent to prevail after two hours and four minutes. The 27-year-old from Chile earned his seventh ATP Challenger career title, his third of the season following his triumphs in Cali, Colombia and Campinas, Brazil. He collected $14,200 in prize money.
Rocha reigns in Matsuyama
Henrique Rocha captured his second Challenger career title following his triumph in Murcia, Spain last year, by winning the fourth edition of the Unicharm Trophy Ehime International Open Tennis in Matsuyama, Japan. The top seed from Portugal outlasted fifth-seeded home favourite Sho Shimabukuro 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the final.
Rocha converted five of his nine break-point chances to prevail after just under two hours of play. The 21-year-old collected $14,200 in prize money as well as 75 ATP Ranking points.
Krueger clinches Knoxville Challenger trophy
Finally, Mitchell Krueger earned his sixth ATP Challenger Tour career title, his first since Little Rock in June last year. The 31-year-old emerged victorious from the all-American final of the Knoxville Challenger with Darwin Blanch, winning 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-1.
Krueger fired 10 aces and won 74% of his first-service points to succeed in two hours and five minutes. He took away from the Goodfriend Tennis Center at the University of Tennessee $8,350 in prize money and 50 ATP ranking points.
