PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah Update: Martin Landaluce, Coleman Wong battle for qualification | ATP Tour

PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah

PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah Update: Landaluce, Wong, Gaubas battle for qualification

Rocha, Basavareddy in contention

October 29, 2024

Spaniard Martin Landaluce made his mark in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah nine days ago when he leaped to eighth after he won his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the season in Italy.

The 18-year-old is on 348 points and now occupies the final qualification spot with six weeks to go until the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. With the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah heating up and Landaluce not competing this week, the chasing pack will look to make their moves in the coming days at their respective Challenger Tour events.

PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah

Ninth-placed Coleman Wong (328 points), who became the first Hong Kong player since 1972 to win an ATP Tour match in September, earned a first-round victory at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Seoul on Tuesday and will eye a deep run to close the gap on Landaluce.

Lithuanian’s Vilius Gaubas (292 points) is 10th and is competing in Guayaquil. Gaubas, who has won a Challenger Tour crown in 2024, has not played since early October. Portugal’s Henrique Rocha (286 points) is 11th and also plays in Guayaquil, while 12th-placed American Nishesh Basavareddy (280) is in action on home soil in Charlottesville.

The 19-year-old Basavareddy is aiming to make his debut in Jeddah and has put himself in qualification contention after winning nine of his past 11 matches.

Above the dotted qualification line, fifth-placed Luca Van Assche (478 points) and sixth-placed Learner Tien (433 points) will aim to further cement their Jeddah hopes at Challenger Tour events in Bratislava and Charlottesville, respectively.

The Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF will be held from 18-22 December at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.

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