Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s breakout in 2024 came out of nowhere. At the beginning of the year, he was ranked 204 and, aside from a Challenger title in León, Mexico, and his ATP debut at the French Open thanks to a wild card, very few people had heard of him. Things changed after he started winning multiple Challenger titles. He first did it in Nottingham, UK, but it was once again in Mexico where he really made a statement. He won back-to-back Challengers in Cuernavaca and Acapulco, dropping just one set each week.

He then broke into the top 100 by claiming another title — an ATP 250 — in Lyon, his hometown. A month later, he shocked the tennis world on grass by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon as a lucky loser. The season still had more in store for him: it got even better

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