ATP Vienna: Two US Open semi-finalists in action on the first day
The first field day at the ATP-500 tournament in Vienna promises some thrilling duels. Among other things, two US Open semi-finalists will be in action.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Oct 21, 2019, 01:32 pm
The program will be opened at the Center Court by Diego Schwartzman and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The two will play the first peloton match of the ATP-500 event in Vienna starting at 14:00 CET, then face the seeded US Open semi-finalists Matteo Berrettini and Kyle Edmund.
Not before 17:30 will Grigor Dimitrov, a second semifinalist of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, play his first round match in the Austrian capital. The Bulgarian strikes Damir Dzumhur, who fought his way through qualifying eliminating top seed Alexander Bublik.
Topset double mating attacks
The program is decided on the Center Court by Karen Khachanov and Hubert Hurkacz. Khachanov is in second place in Vienna, but with Hurkacz the Russian has drawn an extremely unpleasant up-beat.
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At the Next Gen Court, Marton Fucsovics and Lorenzo Sonego will be dueling from 15:00. Then two double games follow. Initially, Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo will intervene before the two Austrians Sebastian Ofner and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn make their first appearance in Vienna.