2024 Lexington Challenger – Men's singles

Men's singles
2024 Lexington Challenger
ChampionBrazil João Fonseca
Runner-upAustralia Li Tu
Score6–1, 6–4

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. China Bu Yunchaokete (withdrew)
  2. United States Emilio Nava (quarterfinals)
  3. Canada Gabriel Diallo (quarterfinals)
  4. Hong Kong Coleman Wong (semifinals)
  5. France Hugo Grenier (semifinals)
  6. Brazil João Fonseca (champion)
  7. Australia Li Tu (final)
  8. Australia Bernard Tomic (second round, withdrew)
  9. United States Brandon Holt (first round, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 France Hugo Grenier 3 5
6 Brazil João Fonseca 6 7
6 Brazil João Fonseca 6 6
7 Australia Li Tu 1 4
4 Hong Kong Coleman Wong 2 3
7 Australia Li Tu 6 6

Top half

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

Bottom half

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