And five! Laurent Lokoli won his fifth title of the year at the $25,000 in Skopje on Sunday. This Monday, he nibbled 18 places at the ATP to appear at 268th in the world. But on June 20, when his Macedonian points are counted, he will be in the Top 250! US qualifiers are getting closer. He hopes to continue his good run this week on the $25,000 clay court in Grasse. Seeded No. 1, he got off to a good start on the Côte d’Azur by dominating Maxime Chazal. On Thursday, he will face Medhi Sadaouiwild-card.
Laurent Lokoli before playing Roland-Garros 2022!
In the morning, Mathys Erhard (photo), 511th in the world, earned his ticket to the round of 16 by pushing back Mathieu Scaglia 6-4, 6-4. Jurgen Briandhe was eliminated by the solid Spaniard Pol Martin Triffon (#3). At the bottom of the table, we find Kyrian Jacquet (#2). The Lyonnais took the measure of the lucky loser Hugo Ponticus. In the round of 16, he will cross paths withHarold Mayot. The protege of Thierry Tulasne took advantage of the abandonment of the Russian Nikolay Vylegzhanin.
Ambitious Clement Tabur
Early results on Tuesday saw the successes of Medhi Sadaoui and D’Elliot Benchetrit (photo). The Moroccan eliminated Ugo Blanchet in two sets (6-3, 6-4). Clement Tabur (n°7) dismissed the young Marseille player Arthur Géa, wild card, in two sets. The Angevin, 366th in the world, who had not played since qualifying for Roland-Garros, will be hard to maneuver in Grasse.