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Diaz Acosta eyes Challenger record after sixth title this season

Facundo Diaz Acosta is chasing ATP Challenger history.

The Argentine claimed his sixth Challenger title of the year Sunday, moving within two of tying Tallon Griekspoor’s record eight trophies in 2021.

Diaz Acosta’s latest triumph came at the LXIII COPA SEVILLA in Spain, where he downed former World No. 23 Dusan Lajovic 6-2, 6-1 in a 70-minute final. The Argentine is up to No. 72 in the PIF ATP Rankings, seeking a return to the Top 50, a mark he surpassed in 2024.

Diaz Acosta, 25, is the eighth player to win at least six Challenger titles in a season and the first since Damir Dzumhur in 2024. The lefty has earned all of his triumphs on clay: Tigre-2, Sao Leopoldo, Francaville al Mare, Milan, San Marino and Seville.

Ivashka fends off 2 championship points
Former World No. 40 Ilya Ivashka capped a dramatic week in Shanghai by earning his biggest title since winning the Winston-Salem Open in 2021. Ivashka saved two championship points to escape Marat Sharipov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7). Coincidentally, Ivashka and Sharipov will rematch in the first round of this week’s Guangzhou Challenger.

Simakin continues hot streak with second consecutive title
Ilia Simakin is in the form of his life, having captured back-to-back Challenger titles, not to mention a final appearance before his first title run. The 22-year-old has won 14 of his past 15 matches, his latest triumph coming at the SPORT FESTIVAL CHALLENGER in Vietnam. Simakin, who won the previous week’s Zhangjiagang Challenger, defeated Arthur Weber 6-4, 7-6(5) in the Phan Thiet final.

Seyboth Wild victorious at ATP Challenger 125 level
Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild was crowned champion in front of a packed crowd at the ATP Challenger 125 event in Genoa, Italy. The 26-year-old defeated Pedro Martinez 6-4, 6-2 in the title match to lift his third Challenger title of the season and eighth overall.

Brunold goes from qualifier to champion
Swiss Mika Brunold earned his maiden Challenger title as a qualifier in Tulln, Austria. The 21-year-old won seven matches in eight days and overcame Brazil’s Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

Basing survives back-and-forth final to claim first trophy
Briton Max Basing claimed Challenger glory for the first time, lifting the trophy at the Istanbul Challenger TED Open. The 23-year-old won a topsy-turvy final against Japan’s Jay Friend 6-3, 1-6, 6-0. Following his victory in Istanbul, Basing is up to a career-high No. 219 in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Top seed Droguet wins on home soil
Titouan Droguet left no doubt as the top seed in Cassis, France, where the 25-year-old triumphed on home soil to claim his third Challenger crown. The Frenchman ousted Mark Lajal 6-4, 7-6(3) in the championship match.