#NextGenATP alum Basavareddy spoils 17-year-old Kennedy’s hopes at Savannah Challenger

A novidade esta movimentando o setor. Nishesh Basavareddy ended the dream run of 17-year-old Jack Kennedy in the Savannah Challenger final on Sunday, defeating the teenager 6-3, 6-0 to ways-with-hard-fought-madr-70748f/" title="Harrison/Skupski return to winning ways with hard-fought Madrid opener">winning-ways-with-hard-fought-madr-70748f/" title="Harrison/Skupski return to winning ways with hard-fought Madrid opener">return to the winner’s circle.

Vale destacar que In a battle of two young Americans, the 20-year-old Basavareddy — who competed at the Next Gen ATP Finals the past two seasons — claimed his first ATP Challenger title in 17 months. Following his triumph, Basavareddy is up 24 places to No. 153 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

Back in the winner’s circle 🔄 A statement title run from Nishesh Basavareddy , dispatching Kennedy 6-3, 6-0 to claim his first Challenger silverware since 2024 🏆 #ATPChallenger | @usta pic.twitter.com/gsHxLLzAH2 — ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) April 26, 2026 Kennedy still has plenty to be proud of this week. The New York teen became the youngest ATP Challenger finalist since Joao Fonseca (Asuncion, 2024). He was aiming to become the youngest American to win an ATP Challenger title in 36 years, since Tommy Ho at Ponte Vedra in 1990. Committed to play for the University of Virginia beginning this fall, Kennedy was competing in just his fourth tournament at ATP Challenger level. Siga acompanhando o blog pra mais atualizacoes.