Generali Open Kitzbühel with a dream starting field - alongside Ruud and Thiem, Gael Monfils is also at the start!
With Gael Monfils (No. 24 in the tennis world rankings) and Roberto Bautista Agut (No. 20 in the tennis world rankings), after Casper Ruud and Matteo Berrettini, the next big names for the Generali Open Kitzbühel from July 23rd to 30th, 2022 have theirs given promise. Four starters from the top 25 in the world and local hero Dominic Thiem - that has never happened before in the new era of the tournament.
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last edit: Jun 09, 2022, 09:59 am
Norwegian Grand Slam finalist, Spanish Kitzbühel lover, French tennis entertainer and Italian top 10 man - four real guys from the top 25 in the world rankings will lead the starting field of the Generali Open Kitzbühel from 23rd to 30th July 2022. Paris finalist Casper Ruud, who will enter the top five of the ATP charts for the first time next week, and Matteo Berrettini, who is celebrating his comeback in Stuttgart these days, are joined by Gael Monfils, currently No. 24 in the world, and Kitzbühel lover Roberto Bautista Agut (20th place) two more crowd pullers.
Antonitsch on Gael Monfils: "The fire still burns"
The premiere in Kitzbühel is coming up for Monfils - tournament director Alex Antonitsch is looking forward to the Frenchman: "In any case, a very attractive player who tennis fans always have a lot of fun with." If you see "LaMonf" on the court, it quickly becomes clear , that there is no one who can copy its style of play. But he is more than a showman with a knack for very special tennis delicacies and a picture book athlete, as Alex Antonitsch also knows: "Gael showed with the tournament victory right at the beginning of the season in Adelaide and the quarter-finals at the Australian Open that the fire in him still burns."
Dominic Thiem on Monday or Tuesday
Roberto Bautista Agut has been a self-confessed Kitzbühel lover since his first appearance in Kitzbühel at the THIEMS 7. Like last year, he is coming again this year with his son Roberto and his wife Ana and is also looking forward to the Lippizaners at the Stanglwirt. “We have rarely had such a strong field. We're really happy," said tournament director Alexander Antontisch: "Don't forget: Dominic Thiem will already be in action on Monday or Tuesday!"
The top-class 28-player grid promises top-class games right at the beginning of the tournament week - you should secure your tickets now!
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