Blanch beats Mmoh in three sets for the Tiburon title as Goffin opens in St. Tropez
Darwin Blanch recovered from a set down to defeat Michael Mmoh 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Challenger Tiburon final, while David Goffin against Mark Lajal headlines Monday's schedule in St. Tropez.
Darwin Blanch366Michael Mmoh642- 6
- Aces
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- 0
- Double faults
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- 59%
- 1st serve in
- 56%
The Challenger Tiburon final is settled: Darwin Blanch beat Michael Mmoh 3-6 6-4 6-2 on the hard courts of California, dropping the opening set before taking the next two.
Three more trophies were decided on 20 September. In Rennes, Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg came through 4-6 6-3 7-5 against Harold Mayot in an all-French final. On the clay of Valencia, Clara Burel lost the first set to Alicia Herrero Linana and then conceded only two games in reply, closing out 4-6 6-0 6-2. At Caldas da Rainha, Lisa Pigato defeated Gabriela Andrea Knutson 6-4 6-2.
Attention now turns to the day's fixtures. At Challenger St. Tropez, David Goffin, whose ranking is unavailable in our data, is scheduled against Mark Lajal (#140). The WTA hard-court events in Seoul and Singapore supply the bulk of the programme: Rebecca Sramkova (#146) faces Maja Chwalinska (#26), Kyoka Okamura (ranking unavailable) meets Leylah Fernandez (#31), and Daria Kasatkina (#85) plays Aliaksandra Sasnovich (#130) in Singapore, while Seoul lists Lanlana Tararudee (#61) against Moyuka Uchijima (#104) and Katie Volynets (#77) against Elvina Kalieva (#113), among others.
Qualifying continues to fill out the draws. At Challenger San Diego 2, the recorded qualifying semifinal winners include Daniil Ostapenkov, who edged Quinn Vandecasteele 7-5 4-6 6-3, plus Ayeni A. over Li Tu 6-3 7-6, Spencer Johnson over Jan Kobierski 7-6 6-3 and Timo Legout over Darian King 6-2 6-0. In St. Tropez, Patrick Zahraj needed three sets to get past Mathys Erhard 4-6 7-5 7-6, and Moez Echargui recovered to beat Luca Potenza 6-7 6-4 6-3.