ATP 500: Hamburg European Open

[James P]

Medvedev, Tsitsipas Headline Strong Hamburg Field



All about the ATP 500 tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way at the Hamburg European Open, an ATP 500 tournament in Germany. Held the week preceding Roland Garros in the revised 2020 ATP Tour calendar, the tournament also features two other Top 10 players: Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut.

Medvedev returns to Hamburg for the first time since his debut as a qualifier in 2016. This will mark the Russian's first appearance on clay since last year's Roland Garros. He enjoyed a breakthrough in the second half of 2019, when he reached six straight finals, highlighted by two ATP Masters 1000 titles and a runner-up finish at the US Open.

Tsitsipas, the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion, will be making his Hamburg debut. The Greek will be looking to rebound from a loss in his clay return this past week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (l. to Sinner).
Nikoloz Basilashvili will go for his third straight title against a strong Hamburg field that also includes Andrey Rublev, Fabio Fognini, Diego Schwartzman, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cristian Garin and Kevin Anderson. Garin won two clay-court titles earlier during season at the Rio Open presented by Claro and Cordoba Open.

Here's all you need to know about the Hamburg tennis tournament: what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more.

Established: 1892
Tournament Dates: 21-27 September 2020
Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel
Draw Ceremony: Saturday 19 September
Schedule
* Qualifying: Saturday - Sunday from 10:30am
* Main draw: Monday, 21 September - Sunday, 27 September
* Singles final: Sunday, 27 September at 12;00pm
* Doubles final: Sunday, 27 September, following singles final
Venue: Rothenbaum Tennis Stadium
Prize Money: €1,062,520 (Total Financial Commitment:€1,203,960)
Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Roger Federer (4)
Most Titles, Doubles: Andres Gomez, Emilio Sanchez (4)
Oldest Champion: Andres Gimeno, 33, in 1971
Youngest Champion: Andrei Medvedev, 19, in 1994
Lowest-Ranked Champion (since 1979): No. 143 Roberto Carretero in 1996
Most Match Wins: Guillermo Vilas (35)
2019 Finals
Singles: [4] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) d Andrey Rublev (RUS) 75 46 63
Doubles: [3] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d [4] Robin Haase (NED) / Wesley Koolhof (NED) 62 76(3)


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Hamburg , Germany ATP 500
Date: 9/21/2020 Original Cut Off: 31 Ranking Date: 8/24/2020
Direct Acceptances: 23 Wild Cards: 3 Qualifiers: 4 Special Exempts: 1

Main Draw
5 Medvedev, Daniil (RUS) #1
6 Tsitsipas, Stefanos (GRE) #2
9 Monfils, Gael (FRA) #3
10 Bautista Agut, Roberto (ESP) #4
12 Rublev, Andrey (RUS) #5
13 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) #6
15 Schwartzman, Diego (ARG) #7
16 Khachanov, Karen (RUS) #8/WC
20 Auger-Aliassime, Felix (CAN)
21 Garin, Cristian (CHI)
24 Paire, Benoit (FRA)
25 Lajovic, Dusan (SRB)
28 Fritz, Taylor (USA)
30 Struff, Jan-Lennard (GER)
32 Basilashvili, Nikoloz (GEO)
33 Evans, Daniel (GBR)
34 Ruud, Casper (NOR)
35 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)
38 Mannarino, Adrian (FRA)
42 Humbert, Ugo (FRA)
44 Ramos-Vinolas, Albert (ESP)
45 Edmund, Kyle (GBR)
47 Sonego, Lorenzo (ITA)
50 Nishioka, Yoshihito (JPN)
82 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) WC
97 Koepfer, Dominik (GER) SE
101 Hanfmann, Yannick (GER) WC
119 Anderson, Kevin (RSA) PR


Hamburg Q , Germany ATP 500
Date: 9/19/2020 Original Cut Off: 47 Ranking Date: 8/31/2020
Direct Acceptances: 13 Wild Cards: 3

Main Draw
49 Sandgren, Tennys (USA)
54 Simon, Gilles (FRA)
56 Bublik, Alexander (RUS)
59 Paul, Tommy (USA)
62 Cuevas, Pablo (URU)
67 Londero, Juan Ignacio (ARG)
72 Vesely, Jiri (CZE)
74 Sousa, Joao (POR)
76 Albot, Radu (MDA)
77 Ymer, Mikael (SWE)
227 Moraing, Mats (GER) Alt
629 Krawietz, Kevin (GER) Alt
638 Rosenkranz, Mats (GER) WC
711 Hampel, Lenny (AUT) Alt
919 Welte, Milan (GER) WC
1615 Moeller, Marvin (GER) WC

 

[James P]

Delete

 

[D-Lite]

Right off the bat, interesting matches include:

[1] Daniil Medvedev vs Casper Ruud
Kyle Edmund vs [6] Fabio Fognini
[3] Gael Monfils vs Taylor Fritz
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs [8/WC] Karen Khachanov
[5] Andrey Rublev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili

Wasn't Rublev v Basil the final last year?! What a difference. Basil has won this twice in a row but I don't think his current form will permit a run here!

 

[James P]

Right off the bat, interesting matches include:

[1] Daniil Medvedev vs Casper Ruud
Kyle Edmund vs [6] Fabio Fognini
[3] Gael Monfils vs Taylor Fritz
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs [8/WC] Karen Khachanov
[5] Andrey Rublev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili

Ok, whomever filled out that wiki page just made some stuff up haha. None of those matches were correct.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Right off the bat, interesting matches include:

[1] Daniil Medvedev vs Casper Ruud
Kyle Edmund vs [6] Fabio Fognini
[3] Gael Monfils vs Taylor Fritz
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs [8/WC] Karen Khachanov
[5] Andrey Rublev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili

Whoa what a first round matches

 

[James P]

Whoa what a first round matches

Those weren't the real matches. I accidentally shared fake information. Here's the real draw ---> https://www.protennislive.com/posting/2020/414/mds.pdf

 

[Meles]

Medvedev, Tsitsipas Headline Strong Hamburg Field



All about the ATP 500 tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way at the Hamburg European Open, an ATP 500 tournament in Germany. Held the week preceding Roland Garros in the revised 2020 ATP Tour calendar, the tournament also features two other Top 10 players: Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut.

Medvedev returns to Hamburg for the first time since his debut as a qualifier in 2016. This will mark the Russian's first appearance on clay since last year's Roland Garros. He enjoyed a breakthrough in the second half of 2019, when he reached six straight finals, highlighted by two ATP Masters 1000 titles and a runner-up finish at the US Open.

Tsitsipas, the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion, will be making his Hamburg debut. The Greek will be looking to rebound from a loss in his clay return this past week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (l. to Sinner).
Nikoloz Basilashvili will go for his third straight title against a strong Hamburg field that also includes Andrey Rublev, Fabio Fognini, Diego Schwartzman, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cristian Garin and Kevin Anderson. Garin won two clay-court titles earlier during season at the Rio Open presented by Claro and Cordoba Open.

Here's all you need to know about the Hamburg tennis tournament: what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more.

Established: 1892
Tournament Dates: 21-27 September 2020
Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel
Draw Ceremony: Saturday 19 September
Schedule
* Qualifying: Saturday - Sunday from 10:30am
* Main draw: Monday, 21 September - Sunday, 27 September
* Singles final: Sunday, 27 September at 12;00pm
* Doubles final: Sunday, 27 September, following singles final
Venue: Rothenbaum Tennis Stadium
Prize Money: €1,062,520 (Total Financial Commitment:€1,203,960)
Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Roger Federer (4)
Most Titles, Doubles: Andres Gomez, Emilio Sanchez (4)
Oldest Champion: Andres Gimeno, 33, in 1971
Youngest Champion: Andrei Medvedev, 19, in 1994
Lowest-Ranked Champion (since 1979): No. 143 Roberto Carretero in 1996
Most Match Wins: Guillermo Vilas (35)
2019 Finals
Singles: [4] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) d Andrey Rublev (RUS) 75 46 63
Doubles: [3] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d [4] Robin Haase (NED) / Wesley Koolhof (NED) 62 76(3)


__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hamburg , Germany ATP 500
Date: 9/21/2020 Original Cut Off: 31 Ranking Date: 8/24/2020
Direct Acceptances: 23 Wild Cards: 3 Qualifiers: 4 Special Exempts: 1

Main Draw
5 Medvedev, Daniil (RUS) #1
6 Tsitsipas, Stefanos (GRE) #2
9 Monfils, Gael (FRA) #3
10 Bautista Agut, Roberto (ESP) #4
12 Rublev, Andrey (RUS) #5
13 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) #6
15 Schwartzman, Diego (ARG) #7
16 Khachanov, Karen (RUS) #8/WC
20 Auger-Aliassime, Felix (CAN)
21 Garin, Cristian (CHI)
24 Paire, Benoit (FRA)
25 Lajovic, Dusan (SRB)
28 Fritz, Taylor (USA)
30 Struff, Jan-Lennard (GER)
32 Basilashvili, Nikoloz (GEO)
33 Evans, Daniel (GBR)
34 Ruud, Casper (NOR)
35 Nishikori, Kei (JPN)
38 Mannarino, Adrian (FRA)
42 Humbert, Ugo (FRA)
44 Ramos-Vinolas, Albert (ESP)
45 Edmund, Kyle (GBR)
47 Sonego, Lorenzo (ITA)
50 Nishioka, Yoshihito (JPN)
82 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) WC
97 Koepfer, Dominik (GER) SE
101 Hanfmann, Yannick (GER) WC
119 Anderson, Kevin (RSA) PR


Hamburg Q , Germany ATP 500
Date: 9/19/2020 Original Cut Off: 47 Ranking Date: 8/31/2020
Direct Acceptances: 13 Wild Cards: 3

Main Draw
49 Sandgren, Tennys (USA)
54 Simon, Gilles (FRA)
56 Bublik, Alexander (RUS)
59 Paul, Tommy (USA)
62 Cuevas, Pablo (URU)
67 Londero, Juan Ignacio (ARG)
72 Vesely, Jiri (CZE)
74 Sousa, Joao (POR)
76 Albot, Radu (MDA)
77 Ymer, Mikael (SWE)
227 Moraing, Mats (GER) Alt
629 Krawietz, Kevin (GER) Alt
638 Rosenkranz, Mats (GER) WC
711 Hampel, Lenny (AUT) Alt
919 Welte, Milan (GER) WC
1615 Moeller, Marvin (GER) WC

dupe thread

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/hamburg-european-open-2020-atp-500.679441/#post-14630800

but I bow to this OP.

 

[James P]

dupe thread

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/hamburg-european-open-2020-atp-500.679441/#post-14630800

but I bow to this OP.

Sorry about that. I didn't think anyone had started one yet.

 

[3fees]

Simon v Rosenkranz 61 x 2 Gilles with a double breadstick,, WD

Cheers
3fees

 

[James P]

Have a feeling Koepfer is going to make it, but Ruud and Schwartzman not so much. Might be 3 lucky losers tomorrow added into the draw (Kyle Edmund was another withdrawal).

 

[Meles]

Have a feeling Koepfer is going to make it, but Ruud and Schwartzman not so much. Might be 3 lucky losers tomorrow added into the draw (Kyle Edmund was another withdrawal).

Draw came out this morning, put in OP?

 

[Meles]

Gotta say this draw is pretty stacked.

 

[James P]

It's not bad at all.

 

[Meles]

It's not bad at all.

Nice top 8 seeds. Fognini may get Ruud 2nd round. Monfils gets Garin 2nd round. FAA vs Diego 2nd round.
Struff v Khach 1st round (Lajovic 2nd), Garin v Nishikori 1st, Humbert v Medly round one good.

500s a round longer for those top seeds and not good right before RG, but the points should motivate.

Tsits should win this and if he servebots five rounds not too bad. Medly needs points on clay and he could make final.

 

[James P]

Nice top 8 seeds. Fognini may get Ruud 2nd round. Monfils gets Garin 2nd round. FAA vs Diego 2nd round.
Struff v Khach 1st round (Lajovic 2nd), Garin v Nishikori 1st, Humbert v Medly round one good.

500s a round longer for those top seeds and not good right before RG, but the points should motivate.

Tsits should win this and if he servebots five rounds not too bad. Medly needs points on clay and he could make final.

I don't know why Med's in this one tbh. I know he needs the 500s points, he's got a 0 from last year for never doing a 500 after the USO, but I'd have skipped this and did the St Pete 500 after the French (he's doing that one too).

 

[Meles]

I don't know why Med's in this one tbh. I know he needs the 500s points, he's got a 0 from last year for never doing a 500 after the USO, but I'd have skipped this and did the St Pete 500 after the French (he's doing that one too).

St. Pete is 500?

 

[James P]

This year it is. Not sure why, but it is. It's usually a 250.

 

[Meles]

This year it is. Not sure why, but it is. It's usually a 250.

Suspect it will be permanent. Lots of Russian talent and Russian speaking players at the top of the game.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Thiem won't take a WC here? He'll play RG with no clay prep?

 

[3fees]

What a change from Rome to Hamburg, Cloudy and Rainy to Clear and Sunshine,,

Sandgren v Rublev

Cheers
3fees

 

[I Am Finnish]

Thiem won't take a WC here? He'll play RG with no clay prep?

Looks like it

 

[Meles]

Thiem won't take a WC here? He'll play RG with no clay prep?

yep they ruled that out almost immediately on Monday. It's still a fantastic draw. Though I have Not looked how they've adjusted for Diego.

 

[Meles]

What a change from Rome to Hamburg, Cloudy and Rainy to Clear and Sunshine,,

Sandgren v Rublev

Cheers
3fees

fans in the stands hand-in-hand drinking beer.

 

[Meles]

Hambourg Tuesday
Center Court
10:30
Bautista Agut R [4]
Basilashvili N
↓
Hanfmann Y [WC]
Monfils G [3]
↓
Kohlschreiber P [WC]
Fognini F [6]
↓
Khachanov K [8]
Struff J
18:00
Medvedev D [1]
Humbert U

Court 1
10:00
Garin C
Nishikori K
↓
Nishioka Y
Koepfer D [SE]
↓
Sonego L
Auger-Aliassime F
↓
Bublik A [LL]
Ramos-Vinolas A
↓
Lajovic D
Mannarino A

The Ruud and the Tsits matches for the first round will be Wednesday.

 

[gogo]

Cheering for Kohly over Foggy.




That's all.

 

[3fees]

fans in the stands hand-in-hand drinking beer.

Germans there like there beer they serve it almost everywhere.

Prost

Cheers
3Fees

 

[Meles]

Cheering for Kohly over Foggy.




That's all.

What about Sonego?

 

[gogo]

What about Sonego?

I think you already know the answer to that. Hence, no comment needed.

 

[James P]

Schwartzman is out. Lucky loser will be Bublik.

 

[Meles]

Schwartzman is out. Lucky loser will be Bublik.

If you now put that beautiful drawl image up a few posts in the OP and replace some of that stuff, I can easily capture the draw as it updates and easily update that image so it changes as we progress. We got to promote this tournament!

 

[James P]

If you now put that beautiful drawl image up a few posts in the OP and replace some of that stuff, I can easily capture the draw as it updates and easily update that image so it changes as we progress. We got to promote this tournament!

I dont know how to post pictures, lol

 

[James P]

Never mind, I managed to Boomer my way through it...

 

[D-Lite]

What is the realistic projection for Nishikori's return? Max. top 30?

Garin closes him out 6-0 6-3 in R1. Positive to play against one of arguably the current top 10 clay players IMO just before RG but he has a lot of work to do before then.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

At what point should Nishikori retire?

 

[D-Lite]

At what point should Nishikori retire?

He's only just coming back though after his positive test before the USO, so I think a realistic assessment should be around AO '21. I hope for his sake he gets an ok draw at RG as he's now 1-3 since returning.

 

[stringertom]

2x defending champion Basilashvili is ousted 1R in straight sets by RBA. @luiz_gustavo , it’s time to update your list.

 

[speedysteve]

The Fog v Kohly all square 1 set a piece and 2 games all.
Kohly always plays well on German soil.
The Fog is The Fog!

 

[Meles]

Never mind, I managed to Boomer my way through it...

Now you’re fishing.

 

[Meles]

What is the realistic projection for Nishikori's return? Max. top 30?

Garin closes him out 6-0 6-3 in R1. Positive to play against one of arguably the current top 10 clay players IMO just before RG but he has a lot of work to do before then.

The 2nd set was actually very close. RG run looks out of the cards.

 

[Meles]

FAA botted his way over Sonego. Overall does not look ready for primetime.

 

[Meles]

The Fog v Kohly all square 1 set a piece and 2 games all.
Kohly always plays well on German soil.
The Fog is The Fog!

@BeatlesFan will be happy to see Fog roll on.

nts after arthroscopic surgery on both ankles.

 

[Sparlingo]

FAA botted his way over Sonego. Overall does not look ready for primetime.

I thought he looked pretty good and is starting to get back his form.

 

[Meles]

I thought he looked pretty good and is starting to get back his form.

Well I hope so I just don’t think he’s made the jump the Shapo has recently. He’s much younger so plenty of time I just don’t see it right now.

 

[Meles]

Odd, Lajovic v manny Moving to center after Mad lad, But no rain. They are running behind to boot; it’s going to be a late night.

 

[Sparlingo]

That's the thing about Felix, he starts going on a run just when you least expect it.

 

[James P]

Khachanov dug out of a big hole to defeat Struff. Down a double break 3-0, he fought back to 4-4, lost a break again, then won 3 consecutive, including Struff's last 2 service games.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

Madlad down a set against French boi Umbert

 

[davced1]

After watching some of Humbert Medvedev I think it’s safe to say Medvedev’s game is obviously not well suited for clay.

 

[Wilhelm]

Rooting for the Fog in this one.

 

[Meles]

Medly furious with the Humbert touch.