Humbert, Nishikori, Musetti headline Challenger 175 entry lists

Ugo Humbert, Lorenzo Musetti, Sebastian Baez and Jan-Lennard Struff are among the Top 25 players in the PIF ATP Rankings listed as possible starters at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 events in Cagliari and Aix-en-Provence later this month.

The pair of ATP Challenger Tour 175 tournaments, which are held during the second week of the Mutua Madrid Open, will take place 30 April-5 May.

Players who will compete at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy unless they are still alive in the Madrid draw are defending champion Humbert, home favourite Musetti, Borna Coric, Fabian Marozsan, Matteo Arnaldi and Christopher Eubanks.

The defending champ is BACK 👊@HumbertUgo headlines the Cagliari entry list ⬇️#ATPChallenger | @federtennis pic.twitter.com/A39I8U1IhC

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Nuno Borges, who won the season’s first ATP Challenger Tour 175 tournament in Phoenix, where he successfully defended his title, is also in the Cagliari field.

Kei Nishikori, former World No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is among the entrants at the Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole in Southern France. Baez, Struff, Jiri Lehecka, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Jack Draper are also possible starters.

Aix is going to be STACKED 😎#ATPChallenger | @OpenduPaysdAix pic.twitter.com/xmy20bT4E4

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Both Cagliari and Aix-en-Provence have at least 18 players in the Top 100 on the entry list, setting up for one of the most exciting weeks on the ATP Challenger Tour, which first launched the 175 category last year.

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