The grass-court swing is right here on the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour and a bunch of #NextGenATP stars might be hoping to make their mark in a bid to lift their hopes of qualifying for this yr’s Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF.
Alex Michelsen, at the moment fourth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Jeddah, performs on the ATP 250 in Stuttgart. The American has the most effective pedigree on grass out of these competing for a spot in Jeddah, having superior to an ATP Tour last on the floor in Newport final season.
The 19-year-old beat John Isner within the semi-finals earlier than he fell to Adrian Mannarino within the championship match in america. Michelsen will hope to recapture that type in Stuttgart, the place he performs Arthur Rinderknech on his event debut.
| Participant | Factors |
| 1) Arthur Fils | 690 |
| 2) Jakub Mensik | 494 |
| 3) Shang Juncheng | 403 |
| 4) Alex Michelsen | 397 |
| 5) Luca Van Assche | 331 |
| 6) Joao Fonseca | 268 |
| 7) Gonzalo Bueno | 147 |
| 8) Coleman Wong | 137 |
| 9) Vilius Gaubas | 122 |
| 10) Joel Schwaerzler | 120 |
Frenchman Arthur Fils, who’s first within the Reside Race To Jeddah, competes in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the place he faces countryman Arthur Cazaux within the first spherical. Fils is searching for his first tour-level win on grass.
Mensik, 18, can even play on the ATP 250 occasion in The Netherlands. The Czech star, who reached the ultimate in Doha earlier this yr, has by no means performed a tour-level match on grass earlier than.
Shang Juncheng, Joao Fonseca and Coleman Wong are all contained in the Prime 8 within the Reside Race To Jeddah and compete on the ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Nottingham. The 17-year-old Brazilian Fonseca defeated former World No. 14 Kyle Edmund in Surbiton final week for his first grass-court win at Challenger Tour degree. The 19-year-old Chinese language lefty Shang reached the quarter-finals at a Challenger Tour occasion on grass in Ilkley final yr. Wong has by no means performed an expert match on the floor.
Fifth-placed Luca Van Assche and seventh-placed Gonzalo Bueno are remaining on clay for one more week. Van Assche, 20, performs at an ATP Challenger Tour occasion Lyon, whereas Bueno, 20, competes in Lima.
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