Briefing

Nine holds from ten service games take Chidekh into his third ATP main draw

Chidekh beat Onclin 6-2, 7-6(3) in the Brussels qualifying final on October 18, 2026, winning 37 of 45 first-serve points without a double fault.

Clément Chidekh in US Open qualifying
2026-08-25 · Clément Chidekh in US Open qualifying. · Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG/WebP

Clément Chidekh beat Gauthier Onclin 6-2, 7-6(3) in Brussels on October 18, 2026. TennisActu identifies it as qualification for his third ATP main draw. They were seeded fourth and eighth in qualifying.

Tennis.com records Chidekh winning 37 of 45 first-serve points, with eight aces and no double faults. He held nine of ten service games.

He converted three of four break chances and saved three of the four he faced. The second-set tiebreak finished 7-3.

Chidekh had beaten wild card Gilles Arnaud Bailly 6-1, 6-3 in the opening qualifier. Earlier in October, a 6-2, 6-0 final win over Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg in Mouilleron-le-Captif brought his fifth Challenger title; now he advances to an ATP 250 main draw.

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