Iñaki Montes-De la Torre, the future is already here

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Spanish tennis continues to add names with enormous potential. Iñaki Montes-De la Torre clinched his first Challenger title of his career this Sunday by defeating Austrian Sandro Kopp 7-6(5), 3-6, and 7-6(8) in an epic final held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The 23-year-old from Navarra needed 3 hours and 24 minutes to lift the trophy after a battle full of twists and turns where he even saved four match points.

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Inaki Montes-De La Torre battles past Kopp 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(8) to secure his first career title in Plovdiv! #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/969l9SYZPp

— ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) June 27, 2026

The final was a true test of mental resilience. Montes-De la Torre started the match with a break advantage that seemed to set him on the path to taking the first set, but a slump in the middle stage allowed Kopp to turn it around and lead 5-4 with the serve to close the set. The Spaniard reacted in time, recovered the break, and eventually triumphed in a closely contested tiebreak 7-5.

The Austrian significantly raised his level in the second set. Much more solid from the baseline and capitalizing on some errors from the Spaniard, Kopp claimed the set 6-3 to force a memorable third set.

The conclusion followed a script very similar to that of the first set. Montes-De la Torre started strong, taking a promising 3-0 lead with an early break that brought him closer to the title. However, the match completely turned around again when Kopp strung together four consecutive games to go up 4-3. The Navarran immediately responded by reclaiming the deficit and took the match to another tiebreak.

With the tiebreak score at 3-6, Montes-De la Torre found himself against the ropes, forced to save three consecutive match points. It was then that he displayed his best version. He managed it with great composure and shortly after neutralized a fourth opportunity for Kopp before completing a memorable comeback and sealing the tiebreak 10-8.

The title crowns Montes-De la Torre's excellent progression during 2026. The Navarran now has three titles this season after previously winning the ITF M25 de Badalona and Angers, and now adds his first Challenger title to his list, a crucial step in climbing the ATP rankings. With a record of 29 wins and only 9 losses this year, the Spaniard continues to establish himself as one of the players with the greatest potential in Spanish tennis and makes it clear that his ceiling is still far away.

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