After an exciting clay-court season, the celebs of the ATP Tour transfer on to grass, starting this week on the BOSS OPEN in Stuttgart and the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Earlier than every match week, ATPTour.com seems to be at three gamers who could be good choices for followers within the PIF ATP Rankings Predictor.
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Ben Shelton — defending 0 factors
The American is among the largest servers on the ATP Tour — his sport is made to wreak havoc on returners, particularly on grass.
Shelton has solely performed 5 tour-level matches on grass in his younger profession (2-3). However like he confirmed this clay-court season, the lefty is a fast learner and may have a possibility to make his mark on the floor in Stuttgart, the place he’s the second seed.
The 21-year-old will play a qualifier within the second spherical (he has a first-round bye) and can pursue his second title of the season after triumphing on clay in Houston.
Alexander Bublik — defending 20 factors
One 12 months in the past, Bublik received the largest title of his profession on grass on the ATP 500 occasion in Halle. Will he declare one other trophy on the floor this week in Stuttgart?
Bublik has one of the unpredictable video games on the circuit. On grass, his serve at all times provides him an opportunity. The Kazakhstani is fourth on the ATP Tour this 12 months in aces in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats.
Bublik is the third seed in Germany and can start his match in opposition to Fabian Maroszan or Hamad Medjedovic. With solely 20 factors to defend this week, the 26-year-old has loads of room so as to add web factors to his PIF ATP Rankings breakdown.
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Ugo Humbert — dropping 50 factors
Like Shelton, Humbert owns a devastating lefty serve. Nonetheless, the Frenchman has much more of a pedigree on grass.
Humbert claimed his first ATP 500 title on the floor in 2021 at Halle and owns a 20-15 tour-level grass-court file, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. That’s his finest successful proportion of any floor.
The 25-year-old is the third seed in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and can open in opposition to a countryman: Arthur Fils or Arthur Cazaux.
Bonus Ball — Ben Shelton
With no factors dropping this week, why not give Shelton a shot? He proved his means to transition from floor to floor nicely when he started the clay-court season by lifting the trophy in Houston.
Shelton has received a number of matches at seven tournaments this 12 months, and he’ll attempt to make it eight in Stuttgart. In case you place your Bonus Ball on Shelton to double your factors and he wins the title, it might web your staff 500 factors.
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