The grass-court season continues with ATP 500 occasions at Halle and Queen’s Membership. Lots of the sport’s greatest stars, together with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz can be in motion.
There’s loads at stake on the Terra Wortmann Open and the Cinch Championships. Who will battle by means of the loaded fields?
ATPTour.com appears to be like at 5 issues to look at at every match.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN HALLE
1) Sinner Makes Debut As No. 1: For the primary time, Sinner will compete because the No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings. The Italian is the highest seed in Halle, the place he performed in qualifying in 2019 as a 17-year-old and skilled with Roger Federer. Sinner, who made the quarter-finals on the ATP 500 occasion final yr, will start his grass-court season in opposition to Tallon Griekspoor.
2) Zverev At Dwelling: One week in the past, Alexander Zverev was a set from profitable the Roland Garros title. How will he bounce again as his grass season begins? The German made back-to-back Halle finals in 2016 and 2017 and the semi-finals final yr. A semi-finalist in 2023, the second-seeded Zverev will attempt to make begin in opposition to a qualifier.
3) Medvedev Seeks First Title Of 2024: Daniil Medvedev is a 20-time tour-level titlist who will attempt to add to his trophy cupboard for the primary time this yr in Halle. The 28-year-old owns a 6-3 report on the ATP 500 occasion, the place he superior to the ultimate in 2022. The third seed will play Nuno Borges within the first spherical.
4) Previous Champions: Two former Halle titlists are within the discipline: defending champion Alexander Bublik and 2022 winner Hubert Hurkacz. Based on Infosys ATP Stats, they’ve each led the ATP Tour in aces for a season (Bublik in 2021, Hurkacz in 2023) and are harmful opponents on grass. Bublik, the seventh seed, opens in opposition to a qualifier. Hurkacz, the fifth seed, performs Flavio Cobolli within the first spherical and will meet #NextGenATP Brazilian Joao Fonseca within the second spherical. The 17-year-old is making his tour-level grass-court debut.
5) Sinner Doubles Up: Sinner is amongst a number of singles stars competing within the doubles discipline. The Italian is partnering Hubert Hurkacz, whereas Andrey Rublev performs with Zverev. The highest seeds are Roland Garros finalists Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
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FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN QUEEN’S CLUB
1) Alcaraz Defending Champion: Final yr, the Cinch Championships was simply the third grass-court occasion of Alcaraz’s skilled profession. Not solely is he the defending champion this time round, but in addition a Wimbledon titlist. Alcaraz carries a 12-match grass-court profitable streak into London’s ATP 500 occasion and can attempt to retain the momentum from his triumph at Roland Garros.
2) In-Kind De Minaur: Of the Prime 12 gamers within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin, solely seventh-placed Alex de Minaur — who will climb to sixth with a title Sunday in ‘s-Hertogenbosch — has by no means competed within the Nitto ATP Finals. The Australian is on track to make his debut on the season finale this yr and can attempt to preserve his kind at Queen’s Membership. The defending finalist, seeded second this version, will face a difficult opening check in opposition to Lorenzo Musetti.
3) Murray Again For Extra: Former World No. 1 Andy Murray owns the report for Queen’s Membership titles with 5. Will he roll again the years over the subsequent week so as to add a sixth singles trophy from the occasion to his resume? The final time the Scot claimed the crown in singles was in 2016. He opens his match in opposition to a qualifier.
4) American Contingent: With qualifying nonetheless to be accomplished, there are sixth Individuals in the principle draw: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima. Fritz, Paul and Shelton are seeded fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Korda has proven good kind by reaching the ‘s-Hertogenbosch remaining (to be performed Sunday) and Nakashima, who started his season at World No. 134, is as much as No. 63 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings.
5) Queen’s Membership Doubles Trial: Queen’s Membership is the second match collaborating within the 2024 ATP Doubles Trial. The highest 4 seeds are all main champions, together with first seeds Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (2024 Australian Open) and third seeds Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic (2024 Roland Garros). Twelve of the Prime 35 gamers within the PIF ATP Rankings are competing within the doubles draw in addition to Murray, who received the title in 2019 with Feliciano Lopez. Murray and Daniel Evans open in opposition to defending champions Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.
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