Saturday's draw for the Terra Wortmann Open threw up a potential blockbuster second-round clash in Halle, where second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios could face off if they win their respective opening matches.
World No. 5 Tsitsipas begins his bid for a maiden grass-court title against Benjamin Bonzi, while wild card Kyrgios takes on home favourite Daniel Altmaier first up at the ATP 500 event. Australian Kyrgios has looked settled on the grass this week in Stuttgart, where he is playing Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the BOSS OPEN.
Holger Rune and Sebastian Korda are also potential second-round opponents in a stacked bottom quarter of the draw in Germany. #NextGenATP Dane Rune will play his first professional match on grass against sixth seed Pablo Carreno Busta, while 2021 quarter-finalist Korda faces Cristian Garin.
Fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime begins his campaign against Marcos Giron in a third quarter that also includes fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz and defending champion Ugo Humbert. They both start against qualifiers.
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In the top half, No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev seeks a maiden match win in Halle on his second appearance against David Goffin. Medvedev will hope to replicate his previous meeting with the Belgian, a straight-sets win in Cincinnati to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 crown in 2019. Medvedev is seeded to meet Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals, but the Spanish seventh seed faces a tough opener against Marton Fucsovics.
Third seed Andrey Rublev reached a first tour-level final on grass in Halle last year, and his bid for a fourth title of 2022 starts against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Eighth seed Karen Khachanov faces Aslan Karatsev in Rublev’s quarter, while a clash between two in-form players sees Miomir Kecmanovic take on Oscar Otte. Kecmanovic is 25-12 for the 2022 season, while Otte reached his second Tour semi-final of the year in Stuttgart this week.
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