Daniel Elahi Galan (128°) defeated Steve Johnson (107th) 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-1 and became champion of the Challenger de Sarasotain what it means the fourth title of his career in the category and second of the year that brings him closer to the Top 100.
The 25-year-old Colombian had two Challengers to his name, but this year he doubled his trophies. In January he had stayed with the crown in Concepción and this Sunday he repeated in the clay verde Sarasota, a classic event on the men’s tennis second-order circuit, which has been held since 2009. His other two Chllengers had been achieved in San Benedetto 2018 and Lima 2020.
were the victims of the powerful right-hander this week, in which he started as fifth seed. Starting this Monday, Galán will be ranked 113th in the ranking with 599 points less than 100 points from Peter Gojowczyk (who today is ranked 100th.
