In February, Collignon successfully retained his title in Pau. This week, he blew through the Monza field without dropping a set—wrapping with straight-set wins over Martin Landaluce and Dino Prizmic. For the world No. 68, events at this level of the sport are helping sharpen his mind for the bigger stages to come.
“When you are ranked like me, you can be first seeded. You can try to figure out the pressure more because everybody is thinking you’re gonna win everything. It’s a good exercise on the court,” Collignon shared.
“The Challenger Tour is a very good circuit. The level there is very high.”
Born in Rochester, Minn. shortly before his family’s relocation to Belgium, Collignon will soon complete his set of major main-draw debuts when Roland Garros rolls around. With a rising profile as a Grand Slam competitor comes increased commitments, like Tennis Channel’s recent marketing shoot.
