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ATP St. Petersburg: top tennis in the shadow of Vienna

The ATP World Tour 250 event in St. Petersburg bakes far smaller Kaiser rolls than the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Strong tennis is also guaranteed there.

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last edit: Oct 25, 2021, 07:49 pm

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As in Moscow, Andrey Rublev is number one in St. Petersburg.

In terms of cultural history, the Austrian capital Vienna and the Russian metropolis of St. Petersburg hardly owe anything. As far as tennis is concerned this week of the tournament, the Erste Bank Open are clearly ahead of the game - a quick look at the tournament grid is enough. But the indoor hard court tournament in the fourth largest city in Europe also has a lot to offer in terms of tennis technology.

Above all, local hero Andrey Rublev wants to mend his sore from the previous week. At the ATP World Tour 250 event in Moscow, the top-seeded fan favorite was left behind against Adrian Mannarino right at the start (after a bye in the first round). The French won 5: 7, 7: 6 (4) and 6: 3. However, this unexpected defeat could not change anything about Rublev's final qualification for the ATP finals in Turin.

Struff as the only German-speaking representative

The number one in the world rankings in St. Petersburg, 6th. After another bye in the first round, he will face either the Serb Laslo Djere or the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka. The first major test for Rublev could be the American Sebastian Korda in the quarter-finals. Second seed is Denis Shapovalov, the Canadian is fighting more theoretically for one of the last two starting places at the season's final tournament. In any case, the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris-Bercy would be more important for this.

Moscow winner Aslan Karatsev is number four after Roberto Bautista Agut and could be aiming for a Russian double. The only player in northwestern Russia from the DACH region is Jan-Lennard Struff. The Warsteiner prevailed at the start against the Australian James Duckworth 7: 6 (3), 6: 3 and met in the round of 16 against Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan. In 2017, Struff had advanced to the semi-finals in St. Petersburg.

Here is the single draw from St. Petersburg.

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Oct 25, 2021, 07:50 pm
last edit: Oct 25, 2021, 07:49 pm