ATP Metz: Medvedev leads the field, Thiem opens against Gasquet
Daniil Medvedev leads the seed list at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Metz. Dominic Thiem plays Richard Gasquet in round one.
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last edit: Sep 17, 2022, 09:20 pm
Daniil Medvedev has only won one tournament this season, in Los Cabos. In Metz, the Russian now wants to add more. Medvedev goes into the 250 event number one, after a bye the winner of the match between Joao Sousa and a qualifier awaits. Hubert Hurkacz's name is at the bottom of the tableau. And in round two he plays either Richard Gasquet or Dominic Thiem.
Thiem will play against Ugo Humbert in the final of Challengers Rennes tomorrow, Sunday, Gasquet scored the first point in the Davis Cup match against Belgium in Hamburg today.
Oscar Otte will still serve in Hamburg on Sunday, in Metz the Cologne player was drawn against a qualifier.
In addition to Medvedev and Hurkacz, two youngsters also enjoy a bye each: Lorenzo Musetti, number three, and Holger Rune, the fourth seeded player in Metz.
By the way, the qualifier is prominent: Stan Wawrinka meets Laslo Djere in round one.