A good end of the year for Filippo Volandri that wins his 12th title at challenger level.
This was the final showdown of the “Challenger circuit” and it was played in Brazil. Filippo defeated Gonzales twice in this tournament (in the round robin and now in the final).
From Volandri
“I want to congratulate Gonzalez on the tournament. It was a great final and a very special moment for me. I’m getting older and I can’t miss these opportunities. I know that Gonzalez will have many other opportunities to win titles.” Commented the Italian.
From Gonzales
“Volandri is an amazing player. He deserved this title. For me, it was a great week. I’m happy to reach the final and also for the entire season this year.”
After this tournament Volandri gains 20 places in the ranking to be world no. 70 while Gonzales climbs 16 places to be ranked no.91 (career high).
