Pedro Boscardin, the top seed at the Challenger 50 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was defeated by Italy's Samuele Pieri 3-6, 6-0, 4-6, marking his fifth straight loss in Challenger tournaments. The 23‑year‑old ranked 274th worldwide had previously reached semifinals on clay in Santiago and Campinas. Fellow Brazilian Eduardo Ribeiro fell in the same draw, losing to Bulgarian qualifier George Lazarov 7-5, 6-2. In the United States, doubles pair Fernando Romboli and American Benjamin Kittay were eliminated in their opening match at the Challenger 75 in Lexington, Kentucky, after being beaten by Australians Blake Bayldon and Patrick Harper 7-6(7-3), 6-4.
Entities: Eduardo Ribeiro · Fernando Romboli · George Lazarov · Pedro Boscardin · Samuele Pieri