Ricky’s picks for this week’s ATP 500 in Rotterdam

It’s an enormous week on the ATP Tour, with a pair of 500 tournaments in Rotterdam and Dallas. Pretty much as good because the Dallas subject is (with Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Casper Ruud, Ben Shelton, and extra) it may possibly’t examine with Rotterdam. Despite the fact that Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner withdrew, the ABN AMRO Open nonetheless boasts Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas–amongst loads of different stars.

Here’s a breakdown of the Rotterdam draw and my picks.

ABN AMRO Open

The place: Rotterdam, the Netherlands   Prize cash: 2,563,150 Euros   Prime seed: Carlos Alcaraz 2024 champion: Jannik Sinner (not taking part in)  

Alcaraz is the No. 1 seed on the ABN AMRO, however the draw didn’t do him any favors. He needed to face Botic van de Zandschulp, who famously upset him eventually summer season’s U.S. Open. Alcaraz survived in three units on Tuesday, however his second match will probably coming towards Montpellier champion Felix Auger-Aliassime—who once more established himself as certainly one of finest indoor gamers on the earth by capturing yet one more such title this previous week. Additionally within the prime half of the bracket are Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, and Holger Rune.

After all, there are not any straightforward attracts for anybody in Rotterdam. The sphere is so deep that guys like Auger-Aliassime, Van de Zandschulp, Matteo Berrettini, Jakub Mensik, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and Tallon Griekspoor are unseeded. Medvedev opened with a three-set victory over Stan Wawrinka and will doubtlessly meetTsitsipas within the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinal picks: Felix Auger-Aliassime over Holger Rune, Andrey Rublev over Jiri Lehecka, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard over Alex de Minaur, and Tallon Griekspoor over Daniil Medvedev 

Semifinals: Auger-Aliassime over Rublev and Mpetshi Perricard over Griekspoor 

Remaining: Auger-Aliassime over Mpetshi Perricard 

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and likewise maintains his personal tennis web site, The Grandstand. You may observe him on Twitter at @Dimonator.