Eighteen-year-old American Darwin Blanch has been handed a major opportunity at Roland Garros. He steps into the qualifying draw after Danish player Elmer Moller withdrew with an abdominal injury. The call-up comes as qualifying rounds got underway on May 18.
Blanch, who grew up in a tennis family in Florida and trains at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in Spain, has shown strong form on clay this season. He reached the top 250 in April and posted solid results at challenger events including Sarasota and Mauthausen. His career-high ranking currently stands at No. 228.
