Americans Emilio Nava, Patrick Kypson Win Challenger Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis

Two People captured ATP Challenger Tour titles on crimson clay this previous week. Emilio Nava saved two championship factors to win the Modena Challenger in Italy and Patrick Kypson didn’t drop a set all week en path to successful the Jumbo Open Rionegro in Colombia.

Nava, 21, earned his second Challenger Tour trophy after defeating Titouan Droguet 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 6-4 in Saturday’s remaining. The Frenchman Droguet will rue his two match factors on serve at 5-4 within the second set. Nava additionally fended off 12 of 15 break factors confronted to outlive the two-hour, 55-minute battle.

In 2019, the California native Nava was a boys’ singles finalist on the Australian Open and the US Open. He has since transitioned to the Challenger Tour and following his title in Italy, Nava rose to career-high No. 168 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

The 23-year-old Kypson collected his maiden Challenger Tour title in Medellin, Colombia, the place he downed Zimbabwe’s Benjamin Lock 6-3, 6-3 within the championship match. Regardless of enjoying in his first Challenger remaining, Kypson held his nerve to triumph after one hour, 22 minutes.

“Right now was a really robust match in opposition to Benjamin,” Kypson stated. “However I performed very strong and with consistency, which helped me win in straight units and obtain a very powerful achievement of my profession to this point.”

<img src="https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photographs/information/2023/07/03/14/03/kypson-medellinch-2023.jpg" type="width:100%;" alt="Patrick Kypson is crowned champion at the Challenger 50 event in Medellin, Colombia.” />
Patrick Kypson is topped champion on the Challenger 50 occasion in Medellin, Colombia. Credit score: Jumbo Open Rionegro

Kypson, who’s at a career-high No. 271 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, gained the USTA’s Roland Garros wild card problem earlier this season and made his second Grand Slam look on the French main. The wild card contest, which Kypson secured following a semi-final run on the Savannah Challengerrelies on efficiency in outside clay Challenger-level occasions or greater over a four-week interval.

Nava and Kypson are the third and fourth People to gather Challenger titles this season. Aleksandar Kovacevic and Nicolas Moreno De Alborán have additionally visited the winners’ circle.