ATP Hamburg: Carlos Alcaraz opens against Nicola Kuhn, Struff against Khachanov
The draw for the ATP 500 event at Hamburg's Rothenbaum revealed an opening duel for Carlos Alcaraz with Germany's Nicola Kuhn . Jan-Lennard Struff meets Karen Khachanov , Andrey Rublev facesAlexander Bublik .
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Jul 16, 2022, 01:58 pm
There will be great clay court tennis next week at Rothenbaum in Hamburg: With Andrey Rublev and Carlos Alcaraz, two top 10 players are at the start of the ATP 500 event. The big absentee is undoubtedly the German Alexander Zverev, who is still suffering from the foot injury that the native of Hamburg suffered in the semifinals of the French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz will start the race on Monday with the top seed. The Spanish shooting star meets Nicola Kuhn from Germany in round one, Sebastian Baez could wait in round two, Karen Khachanov is a possible opponent in the quarter-finals. The Russian opens against the German Jan-Lennard Struff. The winner could meet Fabio Fognini.
Rublev versus Bublik
Number two at Hamburg Rothenbaum is the Russian Andrey Rublev. The man from Moscow got off to a tricky start against Kazakh Alexander Bublik. Possible second round opponent is the German Daniel Altmaier, who meets Francisco Cerdundolo. A possible quarter-final opponent for Rublev is Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who opens against Emil Ruusuvuori.
Also at the start in Hamburg: Holger Rune. The Dane will start with Tallon Griekspoor from the Netherlands. From a German point of view, Max Rehberg is also at Sart. The youngster meets a qualifier in round one.