The Challenger Corner
Beyond New York (MEGA-EPISODE): Jan Kumstat's Treble, Tulln Gay Final, Diaz Acosta's Records & More
Beyond New York (the US Open), 21 Challenger-level events in the ATP alone took place from the week before Fan Week (including qualifying rounds) to the second round of the Open. A lot has happened since then, from Jan Kumstat's third consecutive Challenger title and the gay final in the Tulln Challenger to Facundo Diaz Acosta trying to break Tallon Griekspoor's records, plus other first-time title winners at this level, and more. Dive deep into this mega-episode on what happened at this level, singles and doubles alike, plus key updates, including the upcoming NextGen Finals at the end of the year and other possible trajectories to follow. 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. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/stateofsport211 Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/stateofsport211 Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 1:07 Rare Slam mention 18:42 Combined Finals Recap a) W1 (before the US Open qualifying rounds) - Sion (18:42) - Roehampton 1 (21:58) - Prague (25:11) - Kingston 1 (28:59) - Quebec City (31:38) - Cancun (33:56) b) W2 (US Open qualifying week) - Augsburg (36:12) - Roehampton 2 (38:45) - Kingston 2 (40:37) c) W3 (US Open first week) - Zhangjiagang (42:32) - Plovdiv 3 (44:30) - Porto (CTP) (46:20) - Como (48:43) - Mallorca (50:36) d) W4 (US Open second week) - Phan Thiet 3 (52:21) - Shanghai (54:56) - Tulln (57:31) - Istanbul (TED Club) (1:00:58) - Cassis (1:03:00) - Genoa (Nuova Valletta) (1:05:12) - Sevilla (1:07:46) 1:10:09 Combined Trajectory Watch 1:23:56 NextGen (Brief) Update 1:29:29 Combined Doubles Watch a) overview (1:29:29) b) W1 (before the US Open qualifying rounds) (1:30:45) c) W2 (US Open qualifying week) (1:32:48) d) W3 (US Open first week) (1:34:30) e) W4 (US Open second week) (1:37:18) 1:40:46 Combined WTA 125 Watch a) W2 (US Open qualifying week) (1:40:46) b) W4 (US Open second week) (1:42:23) 1:44:27 Combined Classics Shoutouts a) W1 (before the US Open qualifying rounds) (1:44:27) b) W2 (US Open qualifying week) (1:48:13) c) W3 (US Open first week) (1:50:49) d) W4 (US Open second week) (1:53:28) 1:56:46 Combined select ITF singles winners' shoutouts a) overview (1:56:46) b) W1 (before the US Open qualifying rounds) (1:59:01) c) W2 (US Open qualifying week) (2:02:40) d) W3 (US Open first week) (2:08:19) e) W4 (US Open second week) (2:13:17) 02:17:48 Broad overview for the next (few) week(s) + closing (2:17:48)
