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 titles
Rocha, Basavareddy in the fight
October 29, 2024
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Martin Landaluce is eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah.
Written by Sam Jacot
Spain's Martin Landaluce made a highlight of the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah nine days ago when he jumped to eighth place after winning his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the season in Italy.
The 18-year-old has 348 points and is now in the final qualifying spot with six weeks to go for 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 a move in the coming days at their Challenger Tour events.
PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah
| The player | Points |
| 1) Arthur Fils | 2330 |
| 2) Alex Michelsen | 1195 |
| 3) Jakub Mensik | 1136 |
| 4) Shang Juncheng | 1115 |
| 5) Luca Van Assche | 478 |
| 6) Student Tien | 433 |
| 7) Joao Fonseca | 379 |
| 8) Martin Landaluce | 348 |
| 9) Coleman Wong | 328 |
| 10) Vilius Gaubas | 292 |
| 11) Henrique Rocha | 286 |
| 12) Nishesh Basavareddy | 280 |
Ninth-ranked 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 face a deep run. closing the gap on Landaluce.
Vilius Gaubas from Lithuania (292 points) is in tenth place and is competing in Guayaquil. Gaubas, who won the Challenger Tour title in 2024, has not played since early October. Portugal's Henrique Rocha (286 points) is in 11th place and plays in Guayaquil, while American Nishesh Basavareddy (280) in 12th place is playing on home soil in Charlottesville.
19-year-old Basavareddy is aiming to make his Jeddah debut and put himself in contention for the qualifiers after winning nine of his last 11 matches.
Above the dotted qualifying line, fifth-placed Luca Van Assche (478 points) and sixth-placed Student Tien (433 points) will aim to advance their Jeddah hopes at the Challenger Tour events in Bratislava and Charlottesville, respectively.
The Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF will be held from 18-22 December at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
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