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 had no points to defend, the Northerner remained in 97th place in the world for a long time. But this Monday, it is in 99th place. In fact, he is 98th in the live ranking because the American Aleksandar Kovacevic technically lost its Temuco points. But he is lining up in Chile to recover his place.
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However, we must not turn a blind eye: last week's results are straining the situation. Indeed, Fabio Fognini brilliantly defended his title in Valencia in 2023 in Alicante, Luca Nardi won the Rovereto Challenger and rose to 91st place. Another big beneficiary: the Argentinian Francisco Comesana, number 84 after lifting the trophy on Sunday in Sao Paulo.
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This week, there are five threats for the Frenchman. Engaged in Yokkaichi, Mattia Bellucci, 102nd in the world, must perform in Japan. But the Italian “lost” last week in Yokohama against the Taiwanese Wu Tung Lin. His first round against the German Christoph Negritu does not look easy. Frustrated by his elimination in the semi-finals in Montevideo, Camilo Ugo Carabelli105 ATP, must get back to work at the Temuco Challenger, on hard. The Maia Indoor Clay Challenger welcomes three other “hunters”: Federico Coria (606 points), Damir Dzumhur (579 points) et Francesco Passaro (520 points) need to perform in Portugal. We see that there is a disaster scenario for Lucas Pouille. Because we must take into account the fact that there will necessarily be protected rankings for the Australian Open. We think, first of all, of Marin Cilic.
