10 January 2016 | Tennis SA

The storm clouds came…and went (thankfully!) on Finals Day at the City of Onkaparinga ATP Challenger 2016.

The day got off to a flying start with around 200 kids participating in the World Tennis Challenge Kids Tennis Day on site. Much fun was had by all before attention turned to the finals.

In the doubles, the second seeded pairing of Denys Molchanov (UKR) and Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) got off to a good start, however Matteo Donati (ITA) and Andrey Golubev (KAZ) made a spirited comeback to take the title 3-6 7-6(5) 10-1.

In the singles, the first set was a tight one with eighth seed Taylor Fritz (USA) eventually edging ahead of first seed Dudi Sela (ISR) to take the set 7-6(7). Fritz held momentum in the second, to take the match 7-6(7) 6-2.

An interview with our Champion, Taylor Fritz, following his win today, is available at: https://youtu.be/7Ru6WMg-sfk

Finalised draws now available at: http://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/happy-valley