Red Bull Bassline: Rublev and Fritz lead the field
The second edition of the Red Bull Bassline will be staged at Vienna's Heumarkt tomorrow, Friday. With Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev , there will be two players who have already made a big impact this year.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 20, 2022, 08:31 am
If you head to Vienna's Heumarkt tomorrow evening (starting at 6 p.m.), you will see at least two players in the second edition of the Red Bull Bassline, for whom the 2022 season has been excellent so far. And that's why it could last a few weeks longer. Because both Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz have a good chance of qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin. And for Fritz, the US team is still in the final round of the Davis Cup, which is being held in Malaga.
The tie-break spectacle in Vienna, in which Grigor Dimitrov, a great tennis genius, also takes part, serves to fine-tune Rublev and Fritz, who are seventh and eighth in the race. As of now, that's not enough for Fritz. Because Novak Djokovic , currently tenth in the annual ranking, is already qualified for Turin due to his Wimbledon success.
Last year's winner Alcaraz is missing
On the other hand: From Rafael Nadal, currently second in the race, one hears that he resumed training after the birth of his son. But will he actually come to Turin? doubts are warranted.
These questions fade into the background in the Red Bull Bassline, Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz will simply try to follow in the footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz, who came out victorious in 2021 at the premiere of the Stefanos Tsitsipas-initiated event. Alcaraz is missing in Vienna this year, he opens in Basel. As the leader of the annual standings, he doesn't have to worry about a final appearance in Turin.