Blockx will compete in Jeddah for the first time following another year of progress on the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. The Belgian won Challenger crowns in Oeiras in January and in Bratislava in November. The 20-year-old also qualified for the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami and earned his first tour-level victory in Cincinnati, where he defeated Marcos Giron. 

Read more here about Blockx, who won the Australian Open boys' singles title in 2023.