While Rafael Nadal continues trainingwith an eye on the Open 250 of Brisbane (December 31 to January 7), the date set for its return to competition, the tournament has announced the list of 22 registered players, to which are added the guests and the tennis players from the previous round.
Holger Rune (8), Grigor Dimitrov (14), Ben Shelton (17), Ugo Humbert (20) and Sebastian Korda (24) They appear as the main favorites.
Nadal, currently 664 in the ATPcould already meet any of them in the first round.
It is also worth highlighting the presence of Andy Murray, Matteo ArnaldiDavis Cup champion with Italy, and Roman Safiullinexecutioner of Carlos Alcaraz in the last Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy.
Seven ‘Grand Slam’ champions
In the first week of January, Brisbane will be the main competition of the United Cup in terms of the tennis focus in the antipodes.
And the ATP tournament coincides with a WTA category 500 with the presence of eight of the first players on the women’s circuit. The prize pool is 3.1 million Australian dollars.
There will be up to seven ‘Grand Slam’ champions in the running: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko, Victoria Azarenka, Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens and Naomi Osaka. The Japanese also returns to tennis, in this case after becoming a mother.
2023-12-06 09:20:55
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