American Alex Michelsen’s quest to compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals gathered pace last week when he advanced to his first tour-level final at the ATP 250 event in Newport.

Competing in just his second tour-level event, the 18-year-old earned standout wins against Maxime Cressy and John Isner at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open to rise four spots to seventh (416 points) in the Pepperstone ATP Live Next Gen Race.

Michelsen, who is aiming to make his debut at the 21-and-under event, clinched his first ATP Challenger Tour crown in Chicago earlier this month.

Serbian Hamad Medjedovic has jumped two spots to eighth (398 points) after advancing to his first tour-level semi-final at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. The 20-year-old came through qualifying at the ATP 250 clay-court event before he downed former World No. 3 Dominic Thiem.