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MINSK, 3 April (BelTA) – Yegor Gerasimov of Belarus won the ATP Challenger champion title in Saint Brieuc, BelTA has learned.

The world number 404, who battled through the qualifying, beat the tournament’s number eight Tobias Kamke of Germany 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5). The victory took the Belarusian player 141 spots up in the ATP rankings to the 263^rd.

Roger Federer of Switzerland won the Miami Open on Sunday defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in the final. Now, Roger Federer sits 4^th in the rankings, with Rafael Nadal being 5^th. Andy Murray of the UK is currently the world number one. Second is Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, with Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland going third.