Record crowds at the Tiburon Peninsula Club filled the stands to see American Tommy Paul face Germany’s Benjamin Becker. Becker prevailed in two sets to move on to the next round. Paul will partner with Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a doubles match against Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Julio Peralta of Chile in an […]

Monday drew record crowds for the start of the main draw. The day’s excitement began with Junior Wimbledon champion Denis Shapovalov of Canada vs. U.S. player Michael Mmoh, with Mmoh coming out on top in the final qualifying round to earn a spot in the main draw. Second-seeded Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States overcame […]

The second qualifying round saw 2016 Junior Wimbledon champion Denis Shapovolov going on to win after losing the first set to Cal Berkeley’s Andre Goransson. Emilio Gomez, of Ecuador, son of famed tennis star Andres Gomez, bested Filip Bergevi, also of Cal. Italy’s Salvatore Caruso prevailed over Stanford’s Tom Fawcett in three straight sets. One […]

The $100,000 Wells Fargo Tiburon Challenger welcomed players for the first day of play at the nine-day Men’s Pro Circuit event on Sat., Sept. 24. “Tennis was of the highest order right out of the blocks, with matches starting at 10 a.m. and finishing around 5:45 p.m.,” reported tournament director Brendan Curry. Cal Berkeley wild […]

“We could not have asked for a better finals day today,” said Tournament Director Brendan Curry. “Denis Kudla got off to a great start, winning the first set 6-1. Tim Smyczek kept his composure and won the second set 6-1 in what turned out to be a see-saw style match. Kudla aced off to a […]

“#1 seed Denis Kudla will ace off against #3 seed Tim Smyczek tomorrow in what is destined to be a Battle Royale,” said Tiburon Challenger Director, Brendan Curry after Saturday’s semifinal matches. “With both players playing a similar style of aggressive baseline tennis, we are in for long rallies and a very physical match.” Curry […]

Wild card Mackenzie McDonald goes through to the semifinals due to opponent default, setting up a showdown on Saturday with #1 seed Denis Kudla, who played what is his match of the tournament so far by ousting Blaz Rola in straight sets. “It’s going to be a cracker, with players in great form,” said Tournament […]

Thursday saw 11 matches, with many going the distance. “Wild Card Mackenzie McDonald continued his fine form with a victory over Sekou Bangor in a third-set tiebreak. In the final match of the day, #1 seeded double pair Johan Brunstrom and Frederik Nielsen also won in a third-set tiebreak,” reported Tournament Director, Brendan Curry. In […]

Rain caused a delay on Wednesday morning, suspending some matches until afternoon and postponing late-afternoon matches until Thursday. It will be an action-packed day with four doubles matches rescheduled: [Q] Adrien Bossel (SUI)/Quentin Halys (FRA) vs. Brydan Klein (GBR)/Jose Statham (NZL); Canadians Philip Bester and Peter Polansky vs. Americans Mitchell Krueger and Connor Smith; Dennis […]

Tuesday was another action-packed day for the Tiburon Challenger, with world-class tennis all day long. Three qualifiers progressed into the second round, and the upset of the day came when number-four seed Dustin Brown (GER) bowed out to qualifier Sekou Bangoura (USA), 6-2, 7-5. “Sekou played well, keeping is errors to a minimum, and deserved […]