Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon
pFormer World No. 10 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lucas-pouille/pf39/overview'Lucas Pouille/a was one of four Frenchmen who qualified for a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a on Thursday./p
pThe 30-year-old moved past #NextGenATP star a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/luca-van-assche/v0dz/overview'Luca Van Assche/a 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-2 to reach the main draw. Pouille advanced to the third round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a in 2019./p
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hugo-gaston/g09o/overview'Hugo Gaston/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/quentin-halys/hb64/overview'Quentin Halys/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/maxime-janvier/j620/overview'Maxime Janvier/a also triumphed on the lawns in Roehampton to ensure it was a successful day for France. Gaston overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mikhail-kukushkin/k926/overview'Mikhail Kukushkin/a 6-2, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, while Halys beat a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/beibit-zhukayev/z09z/overview'Beibit Zhukayev/a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Janvier clawed past countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a 6-7(10), 7-5, 7-6(4), 7-6(5)./p
pFormer quarter-finalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cristian-garin/gd64/overview'Cristian Garin/a defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/timofey-skatov/s0gr/overview'Timofey Skatov/a 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the main draw for the sixth time. Australian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-bolt/bi81/overview'Alex Bolt/a, who was competing as an alternate, saved one match point en route to a 6-7(2), 2-6, 7-6(9), 7-5, 6-4 win against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/leandro-riedi/r0fs/overview'Leandro Riedi/a./p
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pFormer No. 31 in the PIF ATP Rankings a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-harris/hg86/overview'Lloyd Harris/a won an ATP Challenger Tour title in Surbiton earlier this month. The South African overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hugo-grenier/gf95/overview'Hugo Grenier/a 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5) to reach the main draw at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a./p
pBelgian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zizou-bergs/bu13/overview'Zizou Bergs/a, who advanced to the third round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a this year, beat a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-yevseyev/y171/overview'Denis Yevseyev/a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, while 21-year-old Estonian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mark-lajal/l0gh/overview'Mark Lajal/a downed Australian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-duckworth/d994/overview'James Duckworth/a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to qualify for a major for the first time./p
pItalian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mattia-bellucci/b0gg/overview'Mattia Bellucci/a beat former World No. 7 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview'David Goffin/a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 and Czech a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/vit-kopriva/ki82/overview'Vit Kopriva/a eliminated two-time semi-finalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-gasquet/g628/overview'Richard Gasquet/a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Swede a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/elias-ymer/y218/overview'Elias Ymer/a overcame Japan’s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sho-shimabukuro/sy67/overview'Sho Shimabukuro/a 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-1, while Spaniard a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-moro-canas/m0ht/overview'Alejandro Moro Canas/a advanced after a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/damir-dzumhur/d923/overview'Damir Dzumhur/a retired at 7-6(6), 6-4, 1-0./p
pMoldovan a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/radu-albot/a829/overview'Radu Albot/a triumphed 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-elahi-galan/ge33/overview'Daniel Elahi Galan/a, who reached the fourth round last season. Finland’s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/otto-virtanen/v0am/overview'Otto Virtanen/a beat Argentine Romana href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andres/a132/overview' Andres/a Burruchaga 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(4) to qualify for a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a for the first time. Brazil's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felipe-meligeni-alves/mw75/overview'Felipe Meligeni Alves/a defeated American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/maxime-cressy/c0bc/overview'Maxime Cressy/a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4./p
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