ATP Metz: Strongly occupied despite Laver Cup
At the ATP Tour 250 tournament, which starts on Monday with the main draw matches, the grapes are quite high despite the Laver Cup being held at the same time.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 18, 2021, 12:56 pm
"Lebbe goes weider", this saying of the great Eintracht Frankfurt trainer Radoslav Stepanovic, applies to the ATP tour as well as to most disciplines in the sports industry. After the highlights of the US tour with the final spectacle in New York City, after a short break, the cooking is now on a slightly smaller flame: There are two 250s, one in Nur-Sultan, one in Metz. The latter event in particular has a formidable line-up under the given circumstances.
Because that the European top players either rest ( Novak Djokovic ), cure injuries ( Rafael Nadal , Dominic Thiem or Roger Federer ) or participate in the Laver Cup in Boston for big money (like the sports mates Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, Rublev, Berrettini and Ruud) had been clear to the organizers in Metz for a long time. And with Hubert Hurkacz, they started this year's winner of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami as well as the bronze medal winner from Tokyo Pablo Carreno Busta .
Monfils leads the French
Gael Monfils (Metz winner 2009) and Ugo Humbert are primarily responsible for the local color, plus three old masters, Jeremy Chardy, Gilles Simon (champion 2010, 2013 and 2018) and Richard Gasquet, who are supported by the increasingly stronger Arthur Rinderknech . Corentin Moutet can also hope for a fixed starting place in the 28 grid.
From a German-speaking point of view, so far only Jan-Lennard Struff has this for sure. The summer did not go well for the Warsteiner, maybe a strong autumn is beginning in the hall in Metz. Peter Gojowczyk, who won his first and so far only victory in an ATP tournament at this event in 2017, may also be there. Even if in qualification. After the successful round of 16 run at the US Open, the Dachauer wanted to lick his wounds first.