Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas might face Jannik Sinner in a second-round showdown on the ABN AMRO Open, the place the Greek is trying to clinch his maiden title on the indoor ATP 500 occasion in Rotterdam.
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Tsitsipas, who reached the ultimate in Rotterdam final yr earlier than falling to Felix Auger-Aliassime, takes on World No. 53 Emil Ruusuvuori in his first ATP Tour outing since reaching the Australian Open championship match final month. Should he defeat the Finn in his opener, the Greek might meet Sinner in a rematch of the pair’s five-set fourth-round Australian Open conflict.
The World No. 17 Sinner opens his marketing campaign towards Benjamin Bonzi, whereas 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka, seventh seed Pablo Carreno Busta and Auckland champion Richard Gasquet are potential quarter-final opponents for each him and Tsitsipas.
A stacked draw brimming with high quality additionally options fourth seed Holger Rune and eighth seed Alexander Zverev in its high half. Rune performs a qualifier on his occasion debut, whereas his potential quarter-final opponent Zverev meets Adelaide International 2 champion Soonwoo Kwon first up within the Netherlands.
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Auger-Aliassime returns to the scene of his maiden ATP Tour triumph, however the defending champion should plot his manner via a heavy-hitting third quarter if he desires to repeat his 2022 title run. The Canadian gained 4 indoor titles final season, greater than some other participant on Tour, however his first-round opponent Lorenzo Sonego additionally has latest pedigree on indoor onerous courts — the Italian didn’t drop a set en path to his third tour-level title final September in Metz.
If Auger-Aliassime can advance to the Rotterdam quarter-finals this week for the third time in 5 appearances, his potential challengers embrace sixth seed and 2019 semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev. The 26-year-old opens towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, with Botic van de Zandschulp or Borna Coric subsequent for Medvedev if he can discover a well beyond the Spaniard.
Second seed Andrey Rublev and fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz bookend a high-powered backside quarter. The 2021 champion Rublev will look to enhance upon his 12-3 profitable file in Rotterdam however faces a stern opening check in Alex de Minaur. Home favorite Tim van Rijthoven and Montpellier finalist Maxime Cressy are potential second-round opponents.
Hurkacz has not been previous the second spherical in three appearances at Rotterdam Ahoy, and 11-time tour-level champion Roberto Bautista Agut presents a tricky first-round problem for the World No. 10. Bautista Agut carries a 3-0 ATP Head2Head sequence lead into their encounter.
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