US Open
#NextGenATP Fonseca & Van Assche, Gasquet, Schwartzman in US Open qualifying draw
Qualifying begins Monday at Flushing Meadows
August 18, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Joao Fonseca will compete in qualifying on the US Open for the primary time.
By ATP Workers
Joao Fonseca and Luca Van Assche are among the many #NextGenATP stars who will compete in US Open qualifying, which begins Monday in New York.
Fonseca, who gained the boys’ singles title at Flushing Meadows one yr in the past, will attempt to qualify for his first primary draw at a significant. The Brazilian, who turns 18 on Wednesday, performed qualifying at a Grand Slam match for the primary time at Wimbledon, the place he misplaced within the first spherical in a final-set tie-break.
The teenager will tackle ninth seed Lukas Klein within the first spherical in New York. Fonseca will take confidence from claiming his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Lexington simply three weeks in the past.
Van Assche, a 2023 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF semi-finalist, will open his marketing campaign in opposition to former Prime 20 star Pablo Cuevas.Â
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There are 4 former main semi-finalists in qualifying. Diego Schwartzman begins his match in opposition to Andrea Pellegrino, Richard Gasquet faces Denis Kudla, Aslan Karatsev performs Enzo Couacaud and Lucas Pouille will attempt to advance previous Jaime Faria. Schwartzman and Gasquet may conflict within the last spherical of qualifying.
Hamad Medjedovic, the 2023 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF champion, will attempt to qualify for his second main primary draw of the season (Roland Garros). The Serbian performs Oriol Roca Batalla within the first spherical.
Different gamers to look at embrace high seed Thiago Agustin Tirante, second seed Yannick Hanfmann, Wimbledon standout Jacob Fearnley and in-form Italian Mattia Bellucci. Among the many #NextGenATP stars in motion might be Vilius Guavas, Henrique Rocha, Coleman Wong, Ethan Quinn, Nishesh Basavareddy, Bruno Kuzuhara and Dino Prizmic.
