Damian Kust

US Open men’s qualifiers thread (updated live) 1. Ignacio Buse 🇵🇪 Along with Gstaad SF an amazing summer for Nacho, who peaked at #9 in the juniors in 2022 and now reaches his first Grand Slam MD after starting to play in qualifying draws this season (lost Q1 in previous three)

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We are the parents of Damian. Today our best son passed away. Thank you all for your support.

Sorry, but updates will be brief for a while. I likely have.a rare autoimmune disease and they'll be trying to get me ready for a liver transplant

Also, I had my sights set on Bergamo as the last trip of the year, but under current circumstances I'll have to cancel. Even if I'm out of hospital by then (no idea right now), going abroad alone for nine days just wouldn't be a smart call at the moment.

Small update. Yes, I haven't been tweeting or even watching 🎾. Without going into details, they had to do surgery on my stomach. Recovery is slow and challenging for me and doctors alike. Thank you for messages, even those I haven't found energy to respond to (so 95% of them).

Rafael Jodar wins 2nd Challenger title, beating Martin Damm 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 in Lincoln. Another collegian pushing into AO Q with Virginia future looking in doubt. Since middle of August he's going deep in every CH he plays (🏆, SF, SF, QF, SF, 🏆). Damm is now 0-3 in CH finals.

Luca Van Assche wins 4th Challenger title, beating Pablo Carreño Busta 7-6(5) 6-7(1) 6-2 in Olbia. Brings down PCB's incredible CH final record to 14-2 with Pablo seeking b2b titles (also lost to Cachin at 2015 Seville). Will be back deep inside Top 200 and surely make AO Q now.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo wins 2nd Challenger title, beating Pedro Boscardin Dias 6-3 7-5 in Curitiba Built some strong momentum for this South American swing with the two M25 trophies in September, now turns it into Challenger success. Jumps back inside Top 200

@EkspertPL Ja już nic nie mówię, za dużo razy miało być lepiej i nie było

@damiankust Problemy zdrowotne zazegnane? 🙏

Kyrian Jacquet wins 4th Challenger title, beating Yi Zhou 6-3 6-3 in Shenzhen. 3rd trophy of the year after also taking Chennai/New Delhi back-to-back in February. Inconsistency has stalled his ranking progress, but he's turned every single QF he's made in 2025 into a title.

Harry Wendelken wins 1st Challenger title, beating Maxim Mrva 6-4 6-3 in Hersonissos. Earlier this year, he won 1st CH doubles title at the same venue. Was a lucky loser after a defeat to Albot in Q2 before saving 1 MP to beat Geerts in 3h 49m in R1, kicking off the unlikely run

Wyjątkowo po polsku - zapraszam na dzisiejszy odcinek Awantury o Kasę z moim udziałem, Polsat, 17.30. Marzenie z dzieciństwa spełnione, jak poszło? Zobaczcie sami :)

@BastienFachan I wouldn't say he was stuck there for years though. After playing college your career starts later and he was almost certain to break Top 100 last season if not for getting injured. Then when he returned he was just struggling to regain the clutch factor

One thing Vacherot's run did was humbling me down regarding the Challenger Tour as a whole. My far too elitist view in the past was essentially, 'If you're stuck there for years, it's because that's where you belong.' I was wrong. One timely opportunity can change everything.

Jay Dylan Friend wins 1st Challenger title, beating Edward Winter 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 in Fairfield. Only earned first Challenger wins in his most recent pro event in Mallorca (d. Cinà and soon-to-be Shanghai champ Vacherot), now takes the trophy in an all-college, all-qualifier final

Jan Choinski wins 7th Challenger title, beating Luka Mikrut 4-6 6-1 6-2 in València Finally grinds down Mikrut, who was going for back-to-back titles. Decent shot at Top 100 first half of next year now? Most ATP Challenger Tour 🏆 in 2025 4 - Budkov Kjær, CHOINSKI, Ćorić, Nava

Tomás Barrios Vera wins 6th Challenger title, beating Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo 6-1 6-4 in Cali Practically flawless this week, no more than 4 games dropped in a set. Difficult to pull off that sort of domination in 1k altitude conditions even while only facing one Top 400 player

Otto Virtanen wins 8th Challenger title, beating Hugo Gaston 6-1 3-6 6-3 in Roanne. Now 8-0 in CH finals, all but one played indoors (Birmingham on grass this year). Been a season of two events for him really, so it's good to see the peak game is still right there to be accessed