ATP 500 Rotterdam draw: Revenge in the air for Alcaraz, Wawrinka-Medvedev on the first-round programme

By Adrien Guyot

le 01/02/2025 à 10h59

Alcaraz Berrettini De Minaur Fils Griekspoor Kovacevic Lehecka Medvedev Mpetshi Perricard Popyrin Rotterdam Rublev Rune Sonego Tsitsipas Van de Zandschulp Wawrinka

The first big tournament after the end of the Australian Open is the Rotterdam ATP 500. Despite the withdrawal of world number 1 Jannik Sinner, the line-up is mouth-watering.

The draw for the main draw has been made, and there are some heavyweights on the program.

Number 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz will face Botic van de Zandschulp in his first match. The Dutchman caused a surprise at the last US Open, eliminating Alcaraz in three short sets in the second round.

A few weeks later, it was the same Botic van de Zandschulp who ended Nadal's career, contributing to Spain's elimination from the Davis Cup quarter-finals.

Daniil Medvedev, seeded No. 2, will also face Stan Wawrinka in the first round. A number of other matches will be worth a detour, including Lecheka-Popyrin, Berrettini-Griekspoor and Rublev-Zhang.

Rune will play against Sonego. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex De Minaur also feature in the draw.

As for the French, Arthur Fils will face a qualifier and could meet Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the second round. To do so, the world No. 30 will also have to eliminate Kovacevic.