Jakub Mensik continued his impressive march towards the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF by reaching the semi-finals at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
The 18-year-old Czech, currently second in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, earned three consecutive straight-sets wins before he was eventually stopped by Italian Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP 250 clay-court event. Earlier this year, Mensik advanced to the final in Doha. He is currently in action at the Paris Olympics this week.
[ATP APP]| Player | Points |
| 1) Arthur Fils | 1515 |
| 2) Jakub Mensik | 654 |
| 3) Alex Michelsen | 647 |
| 4) Shang Juncheng | 645 |
| 5) Luca Van Assche | 379 |
| 6) Joao Fonseca | 274 |
| 7) Henrique Rocha | 229 |
| 8) Vilius Gaubas | 195 |
| 9) Gonzalo Bueno | 174 |
| 10) Learner Tien | 173 |
Chinese lefty Shang Juncheng remains well positioned in fourth after reaching his second tour-level semi-final of the year at the Atlanta Open. The 19-year-old came through qualifying, beating Ben Shelton en route at the hard-court tournament.
Earlier in July, PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah leader Arthur Fils captured his maiden ATP 500 crown in Hamburg, while third-placed Alex Michelsen advanced to the final in Newport for the second straight year.
Down in 10th place, 18-year-old American Learner Tien has boosted his hopes of qualifying for the 20-and-under event, due to take place from 18-22 December, after reaching the semi-finals at an ATP Challenger Tour tournament in Chicago. Tien won his maiden Challenger Tour title earlier in July in Bloomfield Hills.
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