Resting this week to treat a painful wrist, Lucas Pouille will headline the Saint-Brieuc Challenger. The Northerner, who will be 101 or 102 in the next ATP ranking (Editor’s note: his Mouilleron points have not yet been credited), knows that in the event of a good performance in the Côtes d’Amor he can return to the Top 100. He will open against the Lithuanian Ricard Berankis. Grégoire Barrère was named seed number 2. Handicapped by an injury, Val-de-Marnais has not won a match since the Ilkley Challenger in mid-June. But the level of play seen in Roanne is rather reassuring. He will deliver a derby against Geoffrey Blancaneaux.
Bonzi and Martineau could play each other again in quarters
Benjamin Bonzi (n°4) and Matteo Martineau (n°7), the two finalists from Roanne, could find themselves in the quarter-finals. The Gardois will start against the Croatian Dino Prizmic while Haut-Savoyard will play Calvin Hemery. The FFT has decided to take the plunge Moses Kouamé. The French hope, only fifteen years old, will be opposed to… Jules Marie. Quite a generational shock. Another invitation was awarded to Mathias Bourgue. The Avignonnais will rub shoulders with Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc.
