#NextGenATP Serbian Hamad Medjedovic has jumped one place to eighth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Jeddah following a standout run at the Astana Open.
The 20-year-old is aiming to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals and boosted his chances by advancing to his second tour-level semi-final at the ATP 250 hard-court event. Medjedovic defeated Laslo Djere, Alexander Shevchenko and Jiri Lehecka before eventually falling to Sebastian Korda.
Earlier this season the Serbian reached the last four in Gstaad. He has also lifted three ATP Challenger Tour trophies.
Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Jeddah
Player
Points
1) Carlos Alcaraz
8,365
2) Holger Rune
3,110
3) Ben Shelton
1,465
4) Lorenzo Musetti
1,355
5) Arthur Fils
978
6) Luca Van Assche
641
7) Dominic Stricker
576
8) Hamad Medjedovic
575
9) Alex Michelsen
525
10) Arthur Cazaux
483
11) Flavio Cobolli
460
12) Terence Atmane
402
Frenchman Terence Atmane has also climbed, jumping one place to 12th in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Jeddah after advancing through qualifying at the Rolex Shanghai Masters to reach the first round.
Atmane’s countrymen Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche will also aim to increase their qualification chances when they compete in Shanghai. Fils, 19, defeated Pavel Kotov to reach the second round on Thursday.
The Next Gen ATP Finals will be held from 28 November-2 December in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.