London. This year has seen 167 challenger tournaments in the world. 11 titles went to Italy, which are 5 more than last season. Triple win for Luca Vanni in Segovia, Brescia and Andria, two for Paolo Lorenzi (18 in his career), and Federico Gaio from Faenza won his first challenger tournament in San Benedetto. This season Alessandro Giannessi in Szczecin, Poland and Stefano Napolitano in Ortisei “broke the ice”. Thomas Fabbiano and Marco Cecchinato also take home a victory. The derby belonged to Italy three times during the finale. (9colonne)
