Bratislava: It was a fairytale win for qualifier Egor Gerasimov, who swept the field in Slovakia to win his first ever title at this level. The Belarusian beat fourth seed Lukas Lacko in the final, adding to the previous scalps of top seed Lukas Rosol and Norbert Gombos earlier in the tournament. The unseeded champion was strong on serve, winning more than fifty percent of his second serve points throughout, and at least seventy-five percent of his first serves. Final score: Gerasimov wins 7-6, 7-6
Mouilleron le Captif: Benoit Paire managed to win through against fifth seed Lucas Pouille, but was severely tested throughout. Paire won the first set six-f our, but then capitulated, as he was broken twice without reply as Pouille roared back. Paire regathered himself for the final set, winning a closely-fought tiebreak nine-seven. Final Score: Paire wins 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
Ortisei: The final was between two of the top three seeds, as top seed Ricardas Berankis faced third seed Rajeev Ram. The match went to form, as Berankis proved absolutely dominant on serve, losing jut six service points in the first set. The Lithuanian won the first set on tiebreak, before finding more success against the Ram first serve in set two, winning an impressive forty-one percent of points. Final Score: Berankis wins 7-6, 6-4
Buenos Aires: Kyle Edmund sent down a big marker to Leon Smith, as he dismissed clay-specialist Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in straight sets. Berlocq was only able to win five points on his own serve in the first set, that saw him bagelled. He proved stronger in the second, but could still not gather points on his second serve, as Edmund would secure just the single required break to win the match. Final Score: Edmund wins 6-0, 6-4
Kobe: John Millman dismissed all challengers, as he cruised to the title in Japan. The Australian top seed did not drop a set through the whole tournament. The final proved routine, as Millman dominated the fourth seed, Taro Daniel. The top seed broke six times over the course of two sets for the win. Daniel did display a better game in set two, breaking Millman twice in reply, but could not hold his own serve. Final Score: Millman wins 6-1, 6-3
Knoxvillle: Dan Evans defeated rising American Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe had looked on course to win his first Challenger title, but was denied by Evans. Tiafoe had taken the first set 7-5, but then won just four more games as Evans ran away with the match. Both win now move up into the top 200 off the back of their performances this week. Final score: Evans wins 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
