2024 Lexington Challenger – Men's singles

Men's singles
2024 Lexington Challenger
Champion João Fonseca
Runner-up Li Tu
Score6–1, 6–4
Main article: 2024 Lexington Challenger

Steve Johnson was the defending champion[1] but didn't defend his title as he had retired from professional tennis.[2]

João Fonseca won the title after defeating Li Tu 6–1, 6–4 in the final.[3] The 2024 ATP Lexington Challenger was the first professional singles tournament won by João Fonseca in competitions organized by ATP[4].

In the title campaign, João Fonseca defeated two tennis players who played college tennis for the University of Kentucky and were very familiar with the tournament's courts. Both Canadians, Lian Draxl (2020 to 2023) and Gabriel Diallo (2019 to 2022). Due to weather conditions, João Fonseca had to deal with delays in the game schedules and needed to play two games in the same day[5]. On Saturday, after going through the quarterfinals in the morning, Fonseca returned to the court in the late afternoon for the semifinal match. The final lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. João Fonseca was the champion without losing a single set in the tournament.

Seeds

  1. Bu Yunchaokete (withdrew)
  2. Emilio Nava (quarterfinals)
  3. Gabriel Diallo (quarterfinals)
  4. Coleman Wong (semifinals)
  5. Hugo Grenier (semifinals)
  6. João Fonseca (champion)
  7. Li Tu (final)
  8. Bernard Tomic (second round, withdrew)
  9. Brandon Holt (first round, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Hugo Grenier 3 5
6 João Fonseca 6 7
6 João Fonseca 6 6
7 Li Tu 1 4
4 Coleman Wong 2 3
7 Li Tu 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 B Holt 3 0r
A Géa 6 1 A Géa 6 67 0
R Noguchi 4 1 WC L Tien 4 79 6
WC L Tien 6 6 WC L Tien 6 4 67
A Mayo 5 7 3 5 H Grenier 2 6 79
Q J Pinnington Jones 7 5 0r A Mayo 3 6 0
A McHugh 6 4 3 5 H Grenier 6 2 6
5 H Grenier 2 6 6 5 H Grenier 3 5
3/SE G Diallo 77 3 6 6 J Fonseca 6 7
Q R Seggerman 63 6 1 3/SE G Diallo 6 78
Q R Pacheco Méndez 6 1 2 E Quinn 3 66
E Quinn 2 6 6 3/SE G Diallo 2 2
L Draxl 6 4 6 6 J Fonseca 6 6
R Berankis 4 6 2 L Draxl 63 5
K Uchida 3 3 6 J Fonseca 77 7
6 J Fonseca 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 B Tomic 6 3 6
Q S Kozlov 4 6 3 8 B Tomic
WC B Kuzuhara 64 3 Q M Braswell w/o
Q Micah Braswell 77 6 Q M Braswell 4 63
LL Y Shimizu 64 6 67 4 C Wong 6 77
A Andrade 77 0 79 A Andrade 6 1 2
M Soto 4 6 3 4 C Wong 4 6 6
4 C Wong 6 3 6 4 C Wong 2 3
7 L Tu 1 6 6 7 L Tu 6 6
WC T Baadi 6 2 4 7 L Tu 6 6
Q J Trotter 6 6 Q J Trotter 4 4
T-l Wu 3 4 7 L Tu 77 6
Alt O Kumar 7 6 2 E Nava 65 3
C Broom 5 3 Alt O Kumar 4 2
L Saville 3 2 2 E Nava 6 6
2 E Nava 6 6

References

  1. ^ Kust, Damian (August 7, 2023). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Comesana and Johnson on Hot Streaks, Ajdukovic's Maiden Title".
  2. ^ "Southern California native Steve Johnson retires from tennis after BNP Paribas Open loss". Desert Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Fonseca follows in Sinner's footsteps with Lexington Challenger title". ATPTour. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ "O primeiro torneio profissional de simples conquistado por João Fonseca em competições organizadas pela ATP - Tenis Portal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  5. ^ Kust, Damian (2024-08-05). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Joao Fonseca Grabs Maiden Title". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
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