Challenger Tour Won: RG Chaos, Colton Smith's 1st Outdoor (Ch) Title & The Pipeline Delivers (Again)

The first week of Roland Garros might have felt chaotic, but the biggest winner of it all is the Challenger Tour. How was this the case between the third and fourth rounds? How did Colton Smith also win his first Challenger title outdoors a year after becoming the runner-up in the Birmingham Challenger this time last year? Who from last week's 5 champions won their maiden Challenger title, and what does it mean for their breakthrough? Follow through this episode for stories like these coming from last week. 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 0:35 Rare Slam mention 9:31 Weekly finals recap ​9:31 Centurion 1 ​12:00 Vicenza ​14:24 Chisinau ​17:24 Kosice ​19:46 Little Rock 23:44 Trajectory watch 25:51 Classics shoutouts 28:23 Trajectory watch 31:54 ITF (select) singles winners' shoutouts 35:55 Next week's (broad) overview + closing