All the action this week will be on North American hard courts with an ATP 500 event in Washington and an ATP 250 in Los Cabos.
andréi rublev is the first seed in the open citywhere other players include champion 2019 Nick Kyrgios and former World No. 1 Andy Murray. Daniel Medvedevthe current No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, returns to action at the Mifel Tennis Open. ATPTour.com breaks down what to see at each event.
See draws: Washington | Los Cabos
FIVE THINGS TO SEE IN WASHINGTON
1) Rublev’s top seed: The top seed in the US capital, Rublev, will attempt to claim his fourth ATP Tour title of the season. The 24-year-old, who has already triumphed in Marseille, Dubai and Belgrade this year, is no stranger to Washington. Rublev advanced to the semifinals at the ATP 500 in 2018 when he was 20 years old. He will try to improve on his 32-11 season record when he takes on the #NextGenATP Brit. Jack Draper or american wild card stefan kozlov in the first round.
2) Fritz & Opelka Lead American Charge: The top two Americans in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, taylor fritz Y Reilly Opelkalead a strong contingent from their country in the open city, where they are seeded third and fourth, respectively. Fritz has enjoyed the best season of his career, winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Openand is ninth in the ATP Race To Turin From Pepperstone as he attempts to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time. Opelka, champion in Dallas and Houston this year, could face his compatriot and great friend tommy paulthe 14th seed, in the third round.
Other Americans to watch include the 13th seed maxim cressythe recent champion from Newport, who is seeded to face Rublev in the third round. Frances Tiafoewho will have local support for being from nearby Maryland, is the 10th seed.
3) Nick comes back for more: One of the best stretches of Kyrgios’ career came in 2019 at the open citywhere he defeated Daniel Medvedev Y Stefanos Tsitsipas in consecutive matches to claim his second ATP 500 trophy. In his first singles appearance since reaching the Wimbledon final — withdrew from the singles in Atlanta due to a left knee injury — Kyrgios will try to come back victorious in Washington. The Australian will open against the American Marcos Gironwith the winner playing Paul in the second round.
4) Murray on the march: At the start of the season, Murray was ranked 134th in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. On Monday, he will be No. 50 in the world and will be eager to climb higher with a strong performance in Washington. The former World No. 1 owns a 7-2 record in the open city, where he advanced to the final in 2006 and reached the quarterfinals in 2018, his most recent appearance. Murray, who has reached finals this year in Sydney and Stuttgart, will face the Swede mikael ymer in the first round, with the winner facing the 15th seed aslan karatsev.
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Photo Credit: Richard Kessler/open city
5) Star-Studded Doubles Field: The top seeds in the Washington doubles draw are rajeev ram Y Horace Zeballoswho will play together for the second time after losing in the first round in Roland Garros in 2015. The field is packed with talent, with unseeded teams including the 2019 year-end No. 1s Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah2016 Year-End No. 1 jamie murray/Bruno Soares, Nick Kyrgios/sock Y nicola mahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The second seeds wesley kolhof Y Neal Skupskithey have won five titles together this year and lead the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Team Rankings.
FIVE THINGS TO SEE IN LOS CABOS
1) Medvedev back in action: World No. 1 Medvedev will compete for the first time since June in Mallorca when he takes the court in Los Cabos, where he will make his debut. The 26-year-old will attempt to win his first ATP Tour title of the season having reached three finals, including one at the australian open. Medvedev will be happy to return to the hard courts, where he has lifted 12 of his 13 tour-level trophies. Open your tournament in Mexico against wild card Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez or a qualifier.
2) Felix Seeded Second: Medvedev is not the only Top 10 player in the draw, as a Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is planted second. Another rookie, Auger-Aliassime, will try to snap a three-fight losing streak when he takes on the Australian. John Millman or Mexican joker Alex Hernandez in the second round. The 21-year-old has shown great consistency this year, reaching nine quarter-finals and helping his country reach the ATP Cup trophy in January.
3) Norrie Defending Champion: cameron norrie has conquered the ATP Tour over the past year, and it all started in Los Cabos. In 2021, the British southpaw began his week at the ATP 250 without a title to his name. After lifting the trophy, he secured an ATP Masters 1000 crown in Indian Wells, he competed in the Nitto ATP Finalsbroke into the Top 10 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings this April and reached his first Grand Slam semi-final in Wimbledon. Norrie returns to Los Cabos to defend his title as the third seed. Will play #NextGenATP Chun-hsin Tseng or a qualifier in the second round.
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Photo credit: Los Cabos Open
4) The Nakashima uprising: American #NextGenATP Brandon Nakashima advanced to his first tour-level championship match in Los Cabos last year and will attempt to secure his first crown at the same event this week. The 20-year-old, who turns 21 on Wednesday, is eighth in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Milan and is trying to qualify for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals for second consecutive Year. Nakashima, the sixth seed in Los Cabos, will play a first round qualifier.
5) Wimbledon Champs Headline Doubles Field: australians matthew ebden Y Max Purcell lead the Los Cabos doubles draw in their second tournament together since winning Wimbledon. The second seeds will try to bounce back after the quarter-final loss in Atlanta against their compatriots Jason Kubler Y john pairs. The main crops in Los Cabos are Santiago Gonzalez Y Andres Molteniwho have won four ATP Tour titles together in the last 10 months.