Sandgren wins in Savannah, gets French Open wildcard

Gallatin, TN's Tennys Sandgren kept up his career-best tennis by winning the $75K St. Joseph's Candler Savannah Challenger, a USTA Pro Circuit event, and earning the USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

 

Sandgren defeated Joao Pedro Sorgi, of Brazil, 6-4, 6-3 in the final. Sandgren pocketed $10,800 along with 80 ATP World Tour ranking points. He rose to his best world ranking, No. 114.

 

"I was able to sneak out breaks at the end of sets, so I was blessed,” Sandgren said. “It sounds like it was easy, 4 and 3, but the sets were close." 

 

The USTA has an agreement with the Fédération Française de Tennis, France's tennis organization, to exchange main draw wildcards into their Grand Slam events for a male and a female player. ADVERTISEMENT Wildcards in the U.S. were earned with play in three clay-court USTA Pro Circuit tournaments. Read more

 

He also advanced to the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open singles final last month where he fell to Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4.