Emilien Burnel came through qualifying at the Carvana PPA Tour Chicago and kept going until the men’s singles semifinals. His first main draw opponent was the top-ranked player in the field. 

This PPA Chicago recap looks at the DUPR data behind the weekend: three semifinal runs, the rating movement that came with them, and the four biggest upsets. All ratings and rankings are as of October 13, 2026.  

Emilien Burnel’s run from qualifying to the semifinals

Burnel arrived with a 5.791 singles DUPR. He won both qualifier matches, then drew Hunter Johnson, ranked No. 1 with a 6.761. Burnel took it 13-11, 5-11, 11-9.

His main draw run:

• Win vs. Hunter Johnson (6.761): 13-11, 5-11, 11-9
• Win vs. Mota Alhouni (5.905): 11-3, 11-1
• Win vs. JW Johnson (6.280): 11-9, 5-11, 11-7
• Win vs. Camden Chaffin (6.188): 11-5, 7-11, 11-3
• Loss vs. Chris Haworth (6.704): 1-11, 0-11

Burnel finished 6-1 with five underdog wins and a 5-0 record in deciding games. His average points won was 52.9%, so most of those wins came down to a handful of points.

His singles DUPR climbed from 5.791 to 5.928, a jump of 0.137, and he now sits at No. 54 in the singles rankings.

Kate Fahey and Milan Rane in women’s doubles

Fahey entered with a 6.165 doubles DUPR and Rane with a 5.813. Their run:

• Win vs. Estee Widdershoven (5.761) / Kiora Kunimoto (5.909): 11-5, 10-12, 11-9
• Win vs. Chao Yi Wang (5.773) / Lea Jansen (5.792): 9-11, 11-1, 11-2
• Win vs. Sofia Sewing (6.192) / Jorja Johnson (6.350): 11-9, 11-9
• Loss vs. Catherine Parenteau (6.157) / Tyra Hurricane Black (6.398): 5-11, 3-11

The Sewing and Johnson match was their strongest result. Both opponents were rated above Rane, and Johnson was rated above Fahey.

The pair went 3-1, won 53.80% of points and went 2-0 in deciding games. Fahey moved from 6.165 to 6.184 and is now No. 9 in doubles. Rane moved from 5.813 to 5.840 and sits at No. 37.

Anouar Braham and Bruno Faletto in men’s doubles

Braham (6.178) and Faletto (6.202) had the best points-won number of the three semifinal teams at 58.80%. Their run:

• Win vs. Luke Wasson (5.392) / Chuck Taylor (5.479): 11-0, 11-2
• Win vs. Ben Johns (7.023) / Jack Sock (6.450): 8-11, 11-5, 11-3
• Win vs. Kenta Miyoshi (5.779) / Clayton Powell (6.075): 9-11, 11-6, 11-8
• Win vs. John Lucian Goins (6.327) / Mohaned Alhouni (6.090): 6-11, 11-9, 11-2
• Loss vs. Jaume Martinez Vich (6.400) / Nico Acevedo (6.664): 9-11, 10-12

They dropped the first game in three straight wins, including against Johns and Sock, and won all three deciders. That put them at 4-1 with a 3-0 deciding record.

Faletto rose from 6.202 to 6.259 (No. 32). Braham went from 6.178 to 6.209 (No. 37).

Top upsets at PPA Chicago

Every upset on this list went to a third game.

• John Goins (6.318) / Mohaned Alhouni (6.083) over Will Howells (6.503) / Andrei Daescu (6.865): 11-9, 9-11, 13-11. Goins and Alhouni later fell to Braham and Faletto.
• Anouar Braham (6.191) / Mya Bui (5.690) over Noe Khlif (6.522) / Tina Pisnik (6.160): 11-6, 3-11, 11-9. Braham made the men’s doubles semifinals the same weekend.
• Estee Widdershoven (5.079) over Sofia Sewing (5.944): 3-11, 11-8, 11-9. At 0.865, this was the largest rating gap of the four.
• Daniel Phillips (5.797) over Zane Ford (6.265): 2-11, 11-3, 11-7. Phillips lost the first game by nine and came back to win the next two.

Deciding games told the story

Across the three semifinal runs, players went a combined 10-0 in deciding games. Burnel won five, Braham and Faletto won three, and Fahey and Rane won two. Each of the four upsets also went to a final game.

For full draws and champions, see the PPA Tour results.

Check your own numbers

Burnel, Fahey, Rane, Braham and Faletto all left Chicago with higher ratings, mostly by winning tight matches against higher-rated opponents. Open the DUPR app to see how your recent matches have moved your rating, or find a rated event near you.