Britain’s Jacob Fearnley prolonged his profitable streak to 13 matches as he beat Corentin Moutet on the Stockholm Open.
The Scot was unranked simply over a 12 months in the past however has risen inside the highest 100 on the again of profitable 4 Challenger titles in a row.
The 23-year-old, having taken a couple of weeks off, gained two qualifying matches to achieve the principle draw of the ATP 250 occasion in Sweden.
He beat France’s Moutet 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to arrange a second-round assembly with Dutch seventh seed Tallon Griekspoor.
It’s Fearnley’s second ATP Tour-level victory, having gained within the Wimbledon first spherical in July after being given a wildcard.
Fearnley’s climb to 98th on the earth – from 1,893rd in September 2023 and 646th at the beginning of this 12 months – is the fourth greatest into the highest 100 since 2000, in accordance with ATP statistics.
