Jenson Brooksby earned an early birthday present at the ATP Challenger 75 event in Fort Worth, Texas, where the American was crowned champion on Sunday.
Turning 26 years old on Monday, Brooksby claimed his fourth Challenger title and first since 2021. The top seed at the Scharbauer-Wikse Ace Outreach ATP Challenger defeated #NextGenATP hopeful and second seed Darwin Blanch 6-1, 6-4 in the final.
“This one means a lot,” Brooksby, former World No. 33 in the PIF ATP Rankings, wrote in an Instagram post. “So much goes into the weeks like this — the work, the frustration, and finding a way to keep moving forward. Proud to finish this week with a title.”
It was a positive week for the 19-year-old Blanch, who is aiming for his first trip to the Next Gen ATP Finals. The American teen won his maiden Challenger crown last month in Tiburon and is now sixth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Reggio Calabria.
Schoolkate, Ritschard among other champions
Australian Tristan Schoolkate captured his first title of 2026 and fourth overall at the Guangzhou Nansha International Challenger. The 25-year-old rallied past Coleman Wong 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the championship match.
Alexander Ritschard returned to the ATP Challenger winner’s circle for the first time in two years at the Lisboa Belem Open. Ritschard, 32, was competing in just his fourth event of the year at any level. Advancing through Lisbon qualifying as the World No. 483, Ritschard went all the way to the title with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 final victory over Svyatoslav Gulin.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida won his second Challenger trophy of the season with a title run at the Kia Open in Cali, Colombia. The Brazilian ousted Argentine lefty Valerio Aboian 7-6(1), 6-3 in the final.
Italian Filippo Romano will not soon forget his maiden Challenger triumph, having won on home soil at the Banca Mediolanum Florence Open. The 21-year-old Romano, now at a career-high No. 243 in the PIF ATP Rankings, overcame Michele Ribecai 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the final.
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