Absent from the circuit since his final at Saint-Brieuc Challenger due to a cracked wrist, Lucas Pouille hopes that his 616 points will be enough to open the doors to himAustralian Open. As he has no points to defend, the Northerner does not regress in the ATP. This week, he is 97th in the world. A rank which will be enough on December 2, the deadline to determine admissions for the first Grand Slam of the year.
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He must therefore hope that the competition “fails”. The planets seem to be aligning for “Lucho”. So, Mattia Bellucci100th in the world, was eliminated in the first round of Challenger the Yokohama. The Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, 108th in the world, also stuck at the Sao Paulo Challenger. But there are still three boys likely to overtake him on Monday. Including two Italians…
Fognini and Nardi in the last four
Current 84th in the world, Fabio Fognini will lose the 100 points of his title Valence in November 2023. The Italian must therefore “fuel” on Montemar. And he reached the final… Another dangerous transalpine: Luca Nardi110 ATP. Committed to Roveretohe needs the title to reach 637 points. He will be in the semi-final against the young Spaniard Martin Landaluce. Lucas Pouille also has an eye in South America. Francisco Comesana, 102nd in the world, chasesAustralia au Sao Paulo Challenger. The Argentinian qualified for the semi-finals on Friday by knocking out the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni. If he dominates the Chilean Matias Sotohe will also overtake the Frenchman this Monday in the next ATP rankings.
