in an Instagram post.<\/a> \u201cIt means a lot, especially after some tough weeks behind me, struggling to find my level. Happy to have kept working and fighting through it.\u201d<\/p>\n\nSchwaerzler arrived in Poland having lost seven of his past eight matches, but the lefty found a high level throughout the week to lift the title and move up five places to fourth in the PIF ATP Live Next Gen Race.<\/p>\n
\nSpaniard Rafael Jodar leads the PIF ATP Live Next Gen Race, with Joao Fonseca, Martin Landaluce and Schwaerzler behind.<\/p>\n
\nIn 2024, Schwaerzler joined an exclusive list of players who have won an ATP Challenger Tour title while holding the Junior No. 1 ranking.<\/p>\n
\nGentzsch, 22, completes dream week at home
German Tom Gentzsch ended his three-match skid in Challenger finals to lift his maiden trophy at that level. The 22-year-old won on home soil at the Platzmann Open, where he ousted Jerome Kym 6-4, 7-6(4) in the title match. Gentzsch was a finalist at the Koblenz, Split and Bunschoten Challengers this year.<\/p>\n
\nButvilas needs deciding set in all but one match to win Lexington
Edas Butvilas survived a marathon week at the Lexington Open, needing a deciding set in four out of his five matches en route to the title. The 22-year-old outlasted Andre Ilagan 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(6) in the final to secure his third Challenger crown.<\/p>\n
\nPiraino and Poullain win Challenger 50 trophies
Italian Gabriele Piraino and Frenchman Lucas Poullain each claimed titles at Challenger 50 level. Piraino, 22, won the Plovdiv Challenger in Bulgaria, defeating home hope Petr Nesterov 6-1, 7-6(5) to capture his first Challenger title. The 30-year-old Poullain also won his maiden Challenger trophy, triumphing at the ENKA Open in Istanbul, where he beat Ilia Simakin 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the final.<\/p>\n