Continuing his winning streak, the Čurić Challenge won the championship and returned to the TOP100

When it comes to Croatia's Čurić, fans are no strangers. Back in 2014, he won his first career Grand Slam main draw victory. It was also in that year that Čurić won his first Challenger tournament and reached the semi-finals of his first career tour. From that year onwards, until 2020, every year Čurić has had a good performance. Because of his excellent record and handsome appearance, he has gained a lot of fans.

Unfortunately, due to injuries, in 2022, Čurić's world ranking even fell outside the 250. After that, despite winning his first career Masters title at the Cincinnati Masters that year, he never made it past the second week of a Grand Slam. Last season, at the Shanghai Masters qualifiers, Čurić even lost to China's Sun Fajing. For a while, many people questioned him.

In this situation, Čurić won 10 consecutive Challenger tournaments some time ago, and he regained his confidence with back-to-back titles. Last week he was the third seed in the ATP CH75 Challenger Zadar. In the first round against former tour champion Argentine Cachin, Čurić was forced to seven in the first set, but fortunately, he won the set. Already familiar with the opponent's technical characteristics, Churic sent a fritter in the second set and defeated his opponent in straight sets to advance.

In the second round, against compatriot L Mikrut, who emerged from the qualifying round, Čurić showed no mercy, allowing his opponent to win only five games in two sets. After the victory, Čurić faced the challenge of Romania's Gianu. In the first set, both men held serve separately, and the score was deadlocked and entered the tie-break. In the tie-break, Čurić scored repeatedly and won the first set. In the second set, he didn't give his opponent any chance, and after getting the match point, he defeated his opponent and successfully advanced.

Čurić's semi-final opponent will be the tournament's top seed, Bosnia-Herzegovina's Jouz Dezuhy. The player is a three-time tour winner and a force to be reckoned with. However, after winning the first set. The second set had just begun, and De Zuch chose to retire due to injury.

Coming to the final, Čurić's opponent was France's Royer. In this match, Royers took the lead and saw the dawn of victory at one point. However, in the following matches, Čurić adjusted his form, won two sets in a row, and won his opponent on a comeback to claim his third Challenger title of the 2025 season. With this title, his instant world ranking returned to the top 100. This week, Čurić will play as the seventh seed in the ATP CH125 Napoli Challenger tournament. So, will he still be able to continue his winning streak? Maybe anything is possible.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)