Patrick Kypson reached his second Challenger semifinal in 4 weeks in Savannah, and in doing so, he earned the USTA's reciprocal wild card to the French Open. But he had to sweat on Sunday, as Tristan Boyer could have surpassed him had he won the Savannah title.

We chat with him about what it means to win the Wild Card at this stage in his career, and his favorite pastime, smoking meats.

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