As tradition, the American Federation has set up the “wild-card challenge” to determine its two players who will benefit from an invitation to Roland-Garros, under reciprocal agreements with the FFT. In girls, Katie Volynets, 20, thought he had taken a serious option by winning the title in Palm Harbour. But the Charlottesville tournament has reshuffled the cards. By winning in this $60,000, Louisa Chirico, 213th WTA at 25, took the provisional yellow jersey. The one who was semi-finalist in Madrid in 2016 is now 17 points ahead of Katie Volynets. With 114 stitches, CoCo Vandeweghe likely squandered his last chance by losing in the first round of the Charleston $100,000.
Louisa Chirico reached the first round in South Carolina against the Italian Lucrezia Stefanini. In the round of 16, she will have to be wary of Taylor Townsend, who returned to competition after giving birth to a child. Katie Volynets was in the quarters after her success this Thursday against the Mexican Renata Zarazua.
Michael Mmoh wears a flimsy yellow jersey
For the boys, it all comes down to the Savannah Challenger. Thanks to his final last week in Tallahassee, Michael Mmoh took the yellow jersey. But he is threatened by JJ Wolf, currently fourth in the standings. Michael Mmoh had to give up on Tuesday in the first round against the Australian Jason Kubler. The equation is simple: if JJ Wolf lifts the trophy on Sunday, he will have his sesame for Paris! On Tuesday, he handled the pressure rather well by mastering the Indian Ramkunar Ramanathan 7-6, 6-0. This Thursday, in eighth, he will face Jason Kubler. We know for whom Mmoh will push…
