Rising star Adam Walton has been rewarded with a top-100 debut following an impressive performance on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Taipei, Chinese Taipei, 20 May 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Adam Walton is set to make his top-100 debut after winning an ATP Challenger singles title in Chinese Taipei.
The 25-year-old from Queensland, who began the year ranked world No.176, continued his impressive form to claim this third career ATP Challenger singles title.
Currently ranked world No.111, Walton is projected to jump up almost 20 spots in the next release of the ATP Tour singles rankings.
Walton is not the only Australian celebrating a new milestone this week, with several players scooping titles and posting career-best results on the world stage.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Alex de Minaur: The 25-year-old enjoyed a career-best run at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome (Italy), progressing to the fourth round in singles. De Minaur scored a top-20 win, just his second ever on clay, to reach that stage.
Adam Walton: The 25-year-old was crowned the singles champion at an ATP Challenger tournament in Taipei (Chinese Taipei). This is Walton’s eighth career singles title and improves his season record to 36 wins from 51 matches.
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James Duckworth: The 32-year-old was a singles semifinalist at the ATP Challenger tournament in Taipei, exiting in three sets to compatriot Adam Walton. This was Duckworth’s fourth ATP Challenger semifinal appearance of the season.
Max Purcell: The 26-year-old progressed to his first singles quarterfinal of the season at the ATP Challenger event in Taipei. It was a welcome return to form for Purcell, who had not won back-to-back singles matches since August 2023.
Jake Delaney and Max Purcell: The 27-year-old Delaney and 26-year-old Purcell were doubles semifinalists at the ATP Challenger in Taipei. This was Delaney’s deepest run at ATP Challenger level in more than eight years.
Thanasi Kokkinakis: The 28-year-old was a singles quarterfinalist at an ATP Challenger in Bordeaux (France). Kokkinakis scored his first top-100 win of the clay-court season, beating world No.79 and fellow Aussie Rinky Hijikata in the opening round.
John Peers: The 35-year-old was a doubles semifinalist alongside France’s Sadio Doumbia at the ATP Challenger in Bordeaux.
Destanee Aiava: The 24-year-old (below right) won the biggest doubles…
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