PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah Update: Basavareddy makes his move

Nishesh Basavareddy’s late-season charge to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF has picked up some serious pace.

With his latest run to the title match at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Champaign, the 19-year-old American has fired himself into eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah. Basavareddy, who is 19 points adrift of seventh-placed Joao Fonseca, has won 20 of his past 25 matches.

Basavareddy’s red-hot form, during which he has clinched his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title and made three separate appearances in finals, has propelled him into firm contention to make his debut in Jeddah.

PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah

Fonseca bolstered his chances of securing a spot in Jeddah with his run to the semi-finals at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Lyon. On the way, the 18-year-old Brazilian picked up a crucial win over fellow Jeddah hopeful Martin Landaluce in the last eight.

In an absorbing battle between two of the most exciting prospects on the ATP Tour, Fonseca held his nerve to prevail 11-9 in the deciding-set tie-break. The defeat for the ninth-placed Spaniard leaves him 49 points behind Fonseca in the Live Race.

Landaluce, who is in action this week at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Rovereto, will look to make up ground on those that lie ahead and pull clear of the chasing pack.

Coleman Wong is among those seeking a late push to qualify for the finale in Jeddah. The 20-year-old, who became the first Hong Kong player since 1972 to win an ATP Tour match in September, is in 10th place.

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

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