The ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam is yearly one of the stacked ATP tournaments on the tennis calendar exterior of the Grand Slams and Masters 1000s. This 12 months’s iteration of the occasion is actually no exception.
Following Saturday afternoon’s draw ceremony, a fully blockbuster area of 32 gamers was revealed. Of these 32, the eight seeded gamers are Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Arthur Fils, and Hubert Hurkacz. You would even make a superb ATP 250 event simply with Rotterdam’s unseeded gamers. That contingent contains Felix Auger-Aliassime, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Jakub Mensik, Alexander Bublik, Matteo Berrettini, Tallon Griekspoor, Lorenzo Sonego, Stan Wawrinka, and Botic van de Zandschulp.
Being the highest seed didn’t do Alcaraz any favors with the draw. The Spaniard will kick off his debut look at this occasion with a showdown in opposition to Van de Zandschulp, who upset him on the 2024 U.S. Open. In spherical two, Alcaraz may face Auger-Aliassime–arguably the perfect indoor hard-court participant in your complete area. Rune additionally finds himself in that quarter of the bracket, whereas Rublev is within the prime half and on a collision course with Alcaraz for the semis.
On the backside of the draw, Medvedev opens with Stan Wawrinka–who has received every of their two most up-to-date encounters. The Russian may doubtlessly meet acquainted foe Tsitsipas within the final eight. Medvedev is making his sixth journey to Rotterdam and he received the title when he final performed there two years in the past.
Along with Alcaraz vs. Van de Zandschulp and Medvedev vs. Wawrinka, different marquee first-round matches are Rune vs. Sonego, Bublik vs. Mensik, and Berrettini vs. Griekspoor.
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