Five new French players reached the round of 16 this Tuesday at the Challenger Cassis. Seeded No. 1, Constant Lestienne assumed his status by dismissing Sascha Gueymard Wayenburgfrom the qualifiers. The Picard, 111th in the world, can return to the Top 100 if he lifts the trophy. Another “q”, Laurent Lokoli seized his chance against Manuel Guinard. Success 7-6, 6-3 for Corsica, which will attack Marco Trungelliti. The Argentine, seeded number 4, once again beat Jules Marielucky loser.
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Dan Added, Cornut-Chauvinc ok, Blanchet cracks in front of Cilic
Another blue stood out. Not ranked in the ATP, Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc dominated Matteo Martineau. The 24-year-old from Lyon made the cut thanks to a status reserved for very good players from American universities. On Wednesday, he will face Richard Gasquet. Opposed to Damien Silvestre, And Added imposed his law 6-2, 6-4. In the second round, he will face the Portuguese Henry Rocha (n°8). Ugo Blanchet put up a hell of a fight against Marin Cilic, who is playing his second tournament after his second knee operation. The Croatian had the last word (6-7, 6-2, 7-6). In the evening, Benjamin Bonzi (n°2) took the best of the Englishman Charles Broom6-3, 7-6(3). In the next round, he will try to avenge Lucas Poullain. Drafted, the latter lost against the Colombian Adria Soriano Barrera6-2, 6-3.
