Basavereddy, Urhobo Lead USTA Roland-Garros Wild Card Challenge with One Week to Go
One week of competition is left to determine who will receive a main draw wild card to Roland-Garros.
Nishesh Basavareddy’s Challenger title in Savannah, Georgia, last week puts him to the top of the Roland-Garros Wild Card Challenge men’s standings. On the women’s side, Akasha Urhobo extended her women’s lead with one week left.
Here are the men’s standings
| Rank | Player | Ranking | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nishesh Basavareddy | (177) | 112 |
| 2 | Emilio Nava | (116) | 103 |
| 3 | Jack Kennedy | (582) | 66 |
| T4 | Stefan Dostanic | (268) | 50 |
| T4 | Martin Damm | (126) | 50 |
Nava can reclaim first place by reaching the quarterfinals this week at the ATP Challenger 175 in Cagliari, Italy. Per the USTA. Darwin Blanch is the only other contender still alive on the men’s side and would need to win the Challenger 100 in Mathausen, Austria, to have a chance.
And here are the women’s
| Rank | Player | Ranking | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akasha Urhobo | (239) | 131 |
| T2 | Kayla Day | (152) | 81 |
| T2 | Sloane Stephens | (396) | 81 |
| 4 | Whitney Osuigwe | (180) | 79 |
| 5 | Elvina Kalieva | (134) | 75 |
| 6 | Varvara Lepchenko | (157) | 69 |
Per the USTA, Nearly all of the top women’s contenders are still in the running, with Urhobo, Day and Kalieva leading the group competing at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Each of those players’ point totals, however, are already counting points from the maximum three events, so they would all need deep runs to add on. Whitney Osuigwe and Varvara Lepchenko lead the few contenders competing at the WTA 125s in Spain and France.
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