Chris Rodesch, a 2024 UVA Tennis alum, has earned a spot in the main draw at the Wimbledon Championships, which begin next week.
Rodesch, currently ranked No. 163 in the world, earned his position in the main draw by winning three matches in a qualifying tournament held this week.
This will be Rodesch’s first time appearing in a Grand Slam.
Rodesch, a three-time ITA Singles All-American at UVA, competed in qualifying for the French Open in May, but fell in the opening round.
He earned the spot at Wimbledon with a win in the final of the qualifying tournament over the qualifier’s top seed, Marton Fucsovics.
Rodesch won the first two sets 6-3, 6-4, before dropping the third set 6-0. The fourth set was tied 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker. The tiebreaker was tied 4-4 before Rodesch won the final three points to take the breaker 7-4 and the match 6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (4) to earn one of the 16 available main draw positions.
At UVA, Rodesch finished his career with a 94-27 record in singles and a 59-26 mark in doubles, helping to lead the Cavaliers to two national titles, three ACC championships and a perfect 48-0 record in regular-season ACC matches.
Rodesch was a three-time All-ACC first-team honoree and earned the conference’s scholar-athlete of the year award twice.
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