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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pipeline Thrives: Navone & Jodar's Maiden Tour Titles, Broady & Diaz Acosta Back On Track + More | 07 Apr 2026 | 00:50:33 | |
What looked like a slow week in the Challenger-level and 250-level tournaments at the start of clay season turned out to be full of milestones, which also includes a long-awaited Top 100 debut from Marco Trungelliti, as well as Mariano Navone & Rafael Jodar's maiden Tour-level titles, as well as Roman Andres Burruchaga's maiden Tour-level final, whlie Liam Broady & Facundo Diaz Acosta went back on track after their respective injuries, as well as Raul Brancaccio from his break (after losing form for a couple of years, citing exhaustion and mental health reasons). What other milestones were also achieved this week, which was one of the testaments of how the Challenger and the ATP 250 pipelines worked, as well as college in doubles? Follow through this episode to dig into the matches where these stories happened. (Also, don't forget to check this week's Madrid Challenger, I almost forgot to mention it in the pod, it was the source of all the drama last year too!) By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project.
Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 1:07 Trajectory watch 10:07 The 250 Corner (rare)
21:19 Weekly Challenger-level finals recap
37:02 Classics shoutouts 41:49 Doubles watch 46:45 Next week's (broad) overview + closing | |||
| It's Packed: Hamad Medjedovic Back On Track, Yokkaichi-Sao Paulo Epics, Long-Awaited Sweeps & More | 31 Mar 2026 | 00:49:47 | |
Dive into the packed week of 7 ATP Challenger events, where Hamad Medjedovic marked his return to the Top 100 with a title in Naples, the suspenseful epic finals in Yokkaichi and Sao Paulo, as well as Matias Soto and Mili Poljicak's long-awaited singles and doubles sweeps (with their maiden Challenger singles title) in Bucaramanga (Floridablanca) and Split, respectively! By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a support link. No pressure at all, but it would help support this project.
Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:53 Weekly finals recap
23:04 Classics shoutouts 33:05 Trajectory watch 37:34 Doubles watch 43:34 WTA 125 watch 44:41 ITF M singles winners' shoutouts 46:37 Next week's (broad) overview | |||
| Pablo Carreno Busta's 15th Career Challenger Title, Michael Mmoh Ending the 4-Year Title Drought in Morelos & More! | 24 Mar 2026 | 00:35:43 | |
It's been a while since we saw Pablo Carreno Busta and Michael Mmoh winning a Challenger-level title, especially for the latter, but they eventually succeeded! It might have been a slow week of 4 tournaments (Zadar, Murcia, Morelos, and Asuncion), but some classic matches fulfilled this week in one way or another. By the way, I've been covering the Challenger Tour and other lower-tier circuits as a fan for several years, so if you enjoy the podcast or the overall work, I have a Buy Me A Coffee link (https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211/). No pressure at all, but it would help support this project. Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:43 Weekly recap 15:16 Classics shoutouts 19:42 Trajectory watch 23:53 Doubles shoutouts 28:08 The College Corner [new] 32:12 Next week's (rough) overview & closing | |||
| What A Week: Toby Samuel & Pavel Kotov's Double, Mariano Navone's Maiden Hard Court Title & More! | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:55:28 | |
It was a very packed week with a lot of classics (I even almost ran out of space in the shortlist), as well as numerous milestones achieved, but how rollercoaster-ish were some of these finals? And, how did I come up with this week's standout nominations in the sea of classics? Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 0:39 The 175 Notes 18:52 Weekly finals recap 36:30 Classics shoutouts 44:41 Trajectory Watch 46:40 Doubles shoutouts (non-175) 51:03 WTA 125 Watch 53:41 Next week's overview | |||
| Fujairah Cancellation, Joel Schwaerzler's Kigali 1 Title, Sebastian Ofner's Double, and More! | 10 Mar 2026 | 00:26:36 | |
In my first trial episode, relive last week's ATP Challenger Tour events despite the Fujairah Challengers' cancellation over the current events, from how delivering the Kigali 1 Challenger was, Sebastian Ofner's Thionville title, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo's provisional Top 100 debut, and more! Note that this is from a fan experience, and still a trial, but the adventure will hopefully be worth it. | |||