The Pouille titles are a quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon
Former World No. 10 Lucas Pouille was one of four French players to qualify for Wimbledon on Thursday.
The 30-year-old outlasted #NextGenATP star Luca Van Assche 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-2 to reach the tiebreaker. Pouille advanced to the third round at Wimbledon in 2019.
Hugo Gaston, Quentin Halys and Maxime Janvier also won on the grass at Roehampton to ensure it was a successful day in France. Gaston defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, and Halys beat Beibit Zhukayev 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Janvier defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7(10), 7-5, 7-6(4), 7-6(5).
Former quarter-finalist Cristian Garin defeated Timofey Skatov 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the main tournament for the sixth time. Australian Alex Bolt, competing as an alternate, saved one match point en route to a 6-7(2), 2-6, 7-6(9), 7-5, 6-4 victory over Leandro Riedi.
[ATP APP]Former PIF ATP Rankings No. 31 Lloyd Harris won the ATP Challenger Tour title in Surbiton earlier this month. The South African defeated Hugo Grenier 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5) to reach the main event at Wimbledon.
Belgium’s Zizou Bergs, who advanced to the third round at Roland Garros this year, beat Denis Yevseyev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, while 21-year-old Estonian Mark Lajal defeated Australia’s James Duckworth 6-4. 6- 4, 6-4 to qualify for the top score for the first time.
Italian Mattia Bellucci beat former world number 7 David Goffin 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 and Czech Vit Kopriva eliminated doubles semi-finalist Richard Gasquet 3-6, 6-3. 6-2, 6-4. Sweden’s Elias Ymer defeated Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-1, while Spain’s Alejandro Moro Canas advanced after Damir Dzumhur retired 7-6 (6), 6- 4, 1-0.
Moldovan Radu Albot won 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 over Daniel Elahi Galan, who reached the fourth round last season. Finland’s Otto Virtanen beat Argentina’s Andres Burruchaga 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(4) to qualify for Wimbledon for the first time. Felipe Meligeni Alves from Brazil defeated American Maxime Cressy 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4.
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