Joao Fonseca and Luca Van Assche are among the #NextGenATP stars who will compete in US Open qualifying, which begins Monday in New York.
Fonseca, who won the boys’ singles title at Flushing Meadows one year ago, will try to qualify for his first main draw at a major. The Brazilian, who turns 18 on Wednesday, played qualifying at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at Wimbledon, where he lost in the first round in a final-set tie-break.
The teen will take on ninth seed Lukas Klein in the first round in New York. Fonseca will take confidence from claiming his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Lexington just three weeks ago.
Van Assche, a 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF semi-finalist, will open his campaign against former Top 20 star Pablo Cuevas.
[ATP APP]There are four former major semi-finalists in qualifying. Diego Schwartzman begins his tournament against Andrea Pellegrino, Richard Gasquet faces Denis Kudla, Aslan Karatsev plays Enzo Couacaud and Lucas Pouille will try to advance past Jaime Faria. Schwartzman and Gasquet could clash in the final round of qualifying.
Hamad Medjedovic, the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champion, will try to qualify for his second major main draw of the season (Roland Garros). The Serbian plays Oriol Roca Batalla in the first round.
Other players to watch include top seed Thiago Agustin Tirante, second seed Yannick Hanfmann, Wimbledon standout Jacob Fearnley and in-form Italian Mattia Bellucci. Among the #NextGenATP stars in action will be Vilius Guavas, Henrique Rocha, Coleman Wong, Ethan Quinn, Nishesh Basavareddy, Bruno Kuzuhara and Dino Prizmic.
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