Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to reflect the recalls of casper ruud Y Matthew Berrettini of Kitzbuhel.
The action takes place on both clay and hard courts this week on the ATP Tour, as a host of Top 20 stars compete in three ATP 250 events on two continents.
reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz leads the field in Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umagweather Dominic Thiem leads the way in the other European clay court event of the week, the General Open in Kitzbuhel. In the U.S, John Isner will aim to win his seventh title on hard court in the atlanta open.
ATPTour.com looks at five things to watch from each event.
See draws: atlanta | Kitzbühel | Umag
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FIVE THINGS TO SEE IN ATLANTA
1) Opelka leads the field: Reilly Opelka will head the field in Atlanta as he prepares to make his fifth appearance at the ATP 250 hard-court tournament. The 24-year-old, who won titles on American soil in 2022 in Dallas and Houston, reached the semifinals in Atlanta in 2016 and 2019, before reaching the quarterfinals last year. The maximum favorite will open his campaign against Ilya Ivashka either Quentin Hayes.
2) Can Isner continue the Atlanta love story? Isner has captured six titles in Atlanta, with his latest success coming last year when he defeated his #NextGenATP compatriot Brandon Nakashima in the end. The 37-year-old, who first lifted the trophy at the event in 2013, has a 36-5 record in the tournament and will look to improve on his record even further when he takes on the NCAA singles champion. Ben Shelton or a qualifier in its opening match.
3) The return of Kyrgios: Two weeks after reaching his first grand final in Wimbledon, Nick Kyrgios he will look to continue his momentum on the hard courts of Atlanta. The Australian, who is 21-7 on the season, is a former champion in Georgia, having defeated Isner to win the title in 2016. The 27-year-old begins his title hunt against a qualifier.
4) Draw stacked with Americans: Excluding the qualifiers, there are 11 Americans in the draw, with Frances Tiafoe, tommy paul Y Sebastian Korda among the prominent names. Tiafoe is making his fifth appearance at Atlanta, and his best result this season is a run to the final at Estoril. Paul arrives after a strong tour on grass, where he posted a 7-4 record, while Korda will return to action for the first time since June, when he was injured at Eastbourne.
Tiafoe could face Korda first in Atlanta, if the latter beats a qualifier in his first match, while Paul faces another American in sock.
5) Kyrgios/Kokkinakis reunited: australian open Kyrgyz champions and Thanasi Kokkinakis join forces in Atlanta for the first time since their semi-final run in Miami in March. However, the Australian duo face stiff competition in Georgia, where the top seeds are. Roland Garros finalists austin krajicek Y Ivan Dodig. American people rajeev ram Y sock Y Wimbledon champions matthew ebden Y Max Purcell they are also competing in the doubles field.
FIVE THINGS TO SEE IN KITZBÜHEL
1) Thiem on home soil: Austrian Dominic Thiem he will make his ninth appearance in Kitzbühel this week as he looks to create more success at his local event. The 28-year-old won the title in his last appearance in 2019, while also advancing to the final in 2014. Thiem comes in with plenty of confidence, having backed up his quarter-final run in Bastad by reaching the semi-finals. in Gstaad. . Thiem faces off Richard Gasquet in the first round.
2) Clay Court Threats: Roberto Bautista Agutfour-time ATP Tour champion Albert Ramos Vinolas and Santiago champion Peter Martinez are among the players chasing their first Kitzbühel title. Bautista Agut, the third seed, has won 10 ATP Tour titles, including one earlier this year in Doha. The Spaniard will try to lift his first trophy on clay since he won in Stuttgart in 2014.
3) Garin on Clay: Also in the draw is Christian Garin, who has won all five of her tour-level trophies on clay. Garín, who reached the quarterfinals in Wimbledon at the beginning of this month, he will face federico coria in his tournament debut.
4) #NextGenATP Lehecka: jiri lehecka He arrives for his Kitzbühel debut at a career-high No. 65 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. The 20-year-old Czech, sixth in Pepperstone’s ATP Race To Milan, reached his first ATP Tour semi-final in Rotterdam in just his second tour-level event, and found some form on clay last week with a run at quarterfinals at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Iasi, Romania.
5) Erdler/Miedler defend the local crown: wild cards Alexander Erler Y lucas miedler enjoyed a dream run to their first ATP Tour doubles title in Kitzbühel in 2021, and the pair return to defend their crown in front of their home fans. Tim Puetz Y michael venus are the top seeds in a stacked draw, where the second seeds Rohan Bopanna Y matwe middel koop and third seed Kevin Krawietz Y Andrew Mies he will also aim for a successful week in the Austrian Alps.
FIVE THINGS TO SEE IN UMAG
1) Reigning Champion Alcaraz: Umag has special memories for Carlos Alcaraz, who captured his first tour-level title at the ATP 250 event last year. The Spaniard, who was ranked 73rd in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings when he won the trophy 12 months ago, will lead the field as the top seed this week and comes into form after reaching the final in Hamburg, where he faces lorenzo musetti for the title The 19-year-old, who will crack the top five in the world on Monday, has won his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles this season in Miami and Madrid.
2) Sinner seeks first title of 2022: jannik sinner will compete for the first time since reaching the quarterfinals in Wimbledon when he takes court at Umag. The 20-year-old Italian has reached six tour-level quarter-finals this season, but in 2022 he has yet to add to his five ATP Tour titles. Sinner, who reached the second round at the clay court event in his debut in 2019, will face James Munar either mikael ymer in his first match.
3) Baez on the rise: Sebastian Baez he is enjoying the best season of his career. The Argentine captured his first tour-level title on clay in Estoril in April, while reaching the final in Bastad earlier this month before losing to his compatriot. francisco cerundolo in the end. The 21-year-old is making his debut in Umag.
4) Can the rune recover its shape? Danish #NextGenATP Rune Holger started the year in top form, lifting the trophy in Munich before surprising Stefanos Tsitsipas way to the quarterfinals in Roland Garros. However, the 19-year-old, third in the ATP Race To Milan From Pepperstone, has struggled to find his best form in recent weeks. He will be looking to snap a six-match losing streak when he takes on Bernabé. Shoe Miralles or home wild card prizmic dinosaur in his first match in Croatia.
5) Bolelli/Fognini main seeds: simone bolelli Y Fabio Fognini captured their first ATP Tour doubles title as a pair in Umag in 2011, and the Italians are the top seeds in Croatia this week as they chase their second title this year. he fit Rafael Matos Y David Vega Hernandez they are the second seeds, with the Brazilian-Spanish pair looking to lift their fourth tour-level title since the first team in March.