T30: Atlanta, Gstaad, Hamburg 2018

[Damian]

Gstaad (kwalifikacje):
OUT: Ernests Gulbis,
OUT: Inigo Cervantes
IN: [Alt] Yann Marti
IN: [Alt] Andres Molteni

Gstaad:
OUT: [SE]
IN: Elias Ymer

[Damian]

Atlanta (kwalifikacje):
OUT Marcelo Arevalo,
OUT Bradley Klahn
IN John-Patrick Smith
IN Christopher Eubanks

[Damian]

BB&T Atlanta Open



Atlanta - drabinka kwalifikacji:

[1] Denis Kudla (USA) vs [Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)
[WC] Garrett Johns (USA) vs [8] Alex Bolt (AUS)

[2] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [PR] Illja Marczenko (UKR)
[WC] Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) vs [7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

[3] Jason Jung (TPE) vs [Alt] Christopher Eubanks (USA)
Evan King (USA) vs [5] Noah Rubin (USA)

[4] Bernard Tomic (AUS) vs Tommy Paul (USA)
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs [6] Mohamed Safwat (EGY)

[Damian]

Gstaad:
WC Marc Andrea Hüsler
WC Nicolas Almagro
WC Felix Auger-Aliassime

[Damian]

GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS



MAIN DRAW

[1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q]
John Millman (AUS) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER)
Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [7] Richard Gasquet (FRA)

[3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [WC] Florian Mayer (GER)
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [SE] Henri Laaksonen (SUI)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs [5] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

[8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [Q]
David Ferrer (ESP) vs [WC] Rudolf Molleker (GER)
[Q] vs [4] Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

[6] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
[Q] vs Maximilian Marterer (GER)
[WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [2] Diego Schwartman (ARG)

[Damian]

J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD



MAIN DRAW

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) wolna runda
[Q]/[LL] vs [Q]/[LL]
[WC] Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI) vs [WC] Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
[Q]/[LL] vs [6] Joao Sousa (POR)

[4] Andriej Rubliow (RUS) wolna runda
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Radu Albot (MDA)
Guido Pella (ARG) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Federico Delbonis (ITA) vs [8] Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

[5] Robin Haase (NED) vs [Q]/[LL]
[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Guido Andreozzi (ARG)
Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Denis Istomin (UZB)
[3] Borna Coric (CRO) wolna runda

[7] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)
Elias Ymer (SWE) vs Taro Daniel (ESP)
Jaume Munar vs [Q]/[LL]
[2] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) wolna runda

[Damian]

GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS



Hamburg - wyniki I rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Nikołoz Basilaszwili (GEO) d. Tobias Kamke (GER) 7-5 6-2
[PR] Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. [5] Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-3 6-4

[2] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) d. [WC] Niklas Guttau (GER) 6-0 6-1
[6] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) d. Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 6-4 6-3

[3] Corentin Moutet (FRA) d. [WC] Marvin Moeller (GER) 6-2 6-3
Danilo Petrovic (SRB) d. [7] Calvin Hemery (FRA) 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5

[Alt] Renzo Olivo (ARG) d. [4] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 3-6 6-1
[WC] Daniel Masur (GER) d. [8] Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3

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Hamburg - pary II rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Nikołoz Basilaszwili (GEO) vs [PR] Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

[2] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) vs [6] Thiago Monteiro (BRA)

[3] Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Danilo Petrovic (SRB)

[Alt] Renzo Olivo (ARG) vs [WC] Daniel Masur (GER)

[Damian]

J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD



Gstaad - wyniki I rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) d. [WC] Luca Margaroli (SUI) 6-4 6-2
[8] Viktor Galovic (ITA) d. [Alt] Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

[2] Jurgen Zopp (EST) d. [Alt] Andres Molteni (ARG) 6-2 6-3
Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) d. [7] Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 6-2 7-5

[Alt] Yann Marti (SUI) d. [Alt] Adrian Bodmer (SUI) 6-4 6-3
[5] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) d. Kevin Krawietz (GER) 6-3 4-6 6-2

[4] Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) d. [PR] Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3 7-5
[WC] Jakub Paul (SUI) d. [6] Matteo Donati (ITA) 4-6 6-4 6-4

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Gstaad - pary II rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs [8] Viktor Galovic (ITA)

[2] Jurgen Zopp (EST) vs Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP)

[Alt] Yann Marti (SUI) vs [5] Facundo Bagnis (ARG)

[4] Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) vs [WC] Jakub Paul (SUI)

[DUN I LOVE]

Kto by pomyślał kilka lat temu, że w 2018 roku Bernard Tomic i Thanasi Kokkinakis będą walczyć w kwalach do kurnika w Atlancie. Bernie już odpadł, Kokk zaczął przed chwilą walkę.

Hubert też już w meczu.

[Damian]

Przynajmniej Tommy Paul odniósł jakieś tam zwycięstwo i oby wreszcie zawitał do MD.

[DUN I LOVE]

Wrócił z zaświatów i od raz z tak gigantycznym sukcesem.

W Niemczech udanie rozpoczął kwale Corentin Moutet.

[Damian]

Thanasi dzisiaj pomyślnie, ale rywal trudnych warunków raczej nie postawił, skoro zdążył zrobić 10 df.

Hubert pewnie za chwilę także domknie swój pojedynek, więc jutro możemy obejrzeć naprawdę ciekawe starcie o miejsce w głównej drabince.

[Federasta20]

Thanasi jak poczeka jeszcze chwilę z wejściem do MD to się nic nie stanie

Hurkacz bardzo pewnie, właśnie o to chodzi, żeby pokazywać swoją wyższość w takich spotkaniach, a nie urządzać maratony i cierpień w kolejnych rundach.

[Damian]

BB&T Atlanta Open



Atlanta - wyniki I rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Denis Kudla (USA) d. [Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
[8] Alex Bolt (AUS) d. [WC] Garrett Johns (USA) 6-1 6-4

[2] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) d. [PR] Illja Marczenko (UKR) 6-1 6-1
[7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. [WC] Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) 6-3 6-4

[3] Jason Jung (TPE) d. [Alt] Christopher Eubanks (USA) 6-4 6-3
[5] Noah Rubin (USA) d. Evan King (USA) 6-4 6-4

Tommy Paul (USA) d. [4] Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) vs [6] Mohamed Safwat (EGY) 0-6 6-3 6-1

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Atlanta - pary II rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Denis Kudla (USA) vs [8] Alex Bolt (AUS)

[2] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)

[3] Jason Jung (TPE) vs [5] Noah Rubin (USA)

Tommy Paul (USA) vs Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND)

[Damian]

BB&T Atlanta Open



MAIN DRAW

[1] John Isner (USA) wolna runda
Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs [Q]
Michaił Jużny (RUS) vs [WC] Emil Reinberg (USA)
[SE] Tim Smyczek (USA) vs [7] Mischa Zverev (GER)

[4] Matthew Ebden (AUS) wolna runda
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs [WC] Donald Young (USA)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs [Q]
Marius Copil (ROU) vs [5] Francis Tiafoe (USA)

[8] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [PR] James Duckworth (AUS)
Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs [Q]
[SE] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Taylor Fritz (USA)
[3] Hyeon Chung (KOR) wolna runda

[6] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Malek Jaziri (TUN)
[Q] vs [Q]
[2] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) wolna runda

[DUN I LOVE]

Molleker sprawdzi się na tle bardzo słabego Ferrera. Faktycznie, coś tam ten Hamburg proponuje generalnie. Atlanta też bardzo spoko - przynajmniej na starcie.

[Damian]

J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD



Gstaad - wyniki II rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) d. [8] Viktor Galovic (ITA) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4

[2] Jurgen Zopp (EST) d. Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) 6-3 6-4

[5] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) d. [Alt] Yann Marti (SUI) walkower

[4] Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) d. [WC] Jakub Paul (SUI) 6-3 6-0

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J. SAFRA SARASIN SWISS OPEN GSTAAD



MAIN DRAW
(uzupełniony o kwalifikantów i lucky loser's)

[1] Fabio Fognini (ITA) wolna runda
[Q] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs [Q] Jurgen Zopp (EST)
[WC] Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI) vs [WC] Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
[Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) vs [6] Joao Sousa (POR)

[4] Andriej Rubliow (RUS) wolna runda
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Radu Albot (MDA)
Guido Pella (ARG) vs Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Federico Delbonis (ITA) vs [8] Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

[5] Robin Haase (NED) vs [LL] Viktor Galovic (ITA)
[WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Guido Andreozzi (ARG)
Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Denis Istomin (UZB)
[3] Borna Coric (CRO) wolna runda

[7] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)
Elias Ymer (SWE) vs Taro Daniel (ESP)
Jaume Munar vs [Q] Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP)
[2] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) wolna runda

[DUN I LOVE]

Hanfmann musiał przebijać się prze kwale - zabrakło n dziką kartę dla ubiegłorocznego finalisty.

[Damian]

GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS



Hamburg - wyniki II rundy kwalifikacji:

[1] Nikołoz Basilaszwili (GEO) d. [PR] Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 4-6 7-5

[2] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) d. [6] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-3 3-6 6-0

[3] Corentin Moutet (FRA) d. Danilo Petrovic (SRB) 6-4 6-4

[WC] Daniel Masur (GER) d. [Alt] Renzo Olivo (ARG) 4-6 7-5 7-5

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GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS



MAIN DRAW
(uzupełniony o kwalifikantów i lucky loser's)

[1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA)
John Millman (AUS) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER)
Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [7] Richard Gasquet (FRA)

[3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [WC] Florian Mayer (GER)
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [SE] Henri Laaksonen (SUI)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU)
[Q] Nikołoz Basilaszwili (GEO) vs [5] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

[8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [LL] Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
David Ferrer (ESP) vs [WC] Rudolf Molleker (GER)
[Q] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) vs [4] Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

[6] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
[Q] Daniel Masur (GER) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER)
[WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [2] Diego Schwartman (ARG)

OUT Andreas Seppi (lewe biodro)
IN [LL] Thiago Monteiro

[Lucas]

Scouting Report: 30 Things To Watch In Atlanta, Gstaad & Hamburg

Spoiler:

The first hard-court event on the ATP World Tour since March takes place this week in Atlanta, while European clay-court action continues in Hamburg and Gstaad.

Wimbledon singles semi-finalist John Isner leads the field at the BB&T Atlanta Open, where he has captured four of his 13 tour-level titles. Reigning champion Fabio Fognini is the top seed at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, fresh off of a triumph in Bastad. And Roland Garros runner-up Dominic Thiem will look to pick up his ninth clay-court trophy at the German Tennis Championships 2018 presented by Kampmann in Hamburg.



10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ATLANTA
1) 33 is the New 23: Isner, who turned 33 in April, is enjoying a career year. He defeated three Top 10 players in the ATP Rankings at the Miami Open presented by Itau to become the oldest first-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion in history. Isner then reached a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time at Wimbledon. He was edged by Kevin Anderson 26-24 in the fifth set after six hours, 36 minutes.

2) Georgia Pride: Since the ATP World Tour returned to Georgia in 2010, Isner has played every edition of the BB&T Atlanta Open. The University of Georgia legend is 27-4 with four titles in seven finals at Atlanta. His worst finish was a semi-final loss to Andy Roddick in 2012. Isner is 19-1 at the tournament since then, capturing his first trophy at the event in 2013 by defeating Anderson in three tie-breaks.

3) Wimbledon Champs: With Bob Bryan still nursing a hip injury, Mike Bryan and Frances Tiafoe will team up for the first time this week in Atlanta. Mike captured a record-tying 17th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Jack Sock and became the oldest World No. 1 in ATP Doubles Rankings history at age 40.

4) Clash of the Champions: The only active player other than Isner to win the Atlanta singles title is Nick Kyrgios. After beating Isner in the 2016 final, Kyrgios missed the 2017 event due to a left hip injury. The 23-year-old Aussie is in pursuit of his fifth ATP World Tour title.

5) Ram Ram Rising: Ramkumar Ramanathan, a special exempt, will look to back up the best week of his career at the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open in Newport, where he became the first Indian to reach an ATP World Tour final since Somdev Devvarman did so in 2011 at Johannesburg.

6) Special Smee: Another special exempt, Tim Smyczek, is also fresh off of a strong performance in Rhode Island. The American reached his first tour-level semi-final before eventually losing to Ramanathan in a tight two-setter.

7) Korean Comeback: Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung returns as a wild card following a 10-week injury hiatus. In Melbourne, Chung became the first Grand Slam semi-finalist from South Korea. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals champion is seeking his first tour-level final appearance.

Big Foe on the Come Up: After going 9-31 at tour-level as a teenager, Frances Tiafoe is 20-10 since turning 20 on 20 January. Tiafoe became the youngest American champion on the ATP World Tour since 2002 when he won the Delray Beach title in February. He backed that up by reaching the Estoril final in May.

9) Back from the Brink: No. 7 seed Jeremy Chardy fell to No. 100 in the ATP Rankings on 5 March — his lowest ranking since 2012. The Frenchman is 17-9 over the past four months, reaching his first tour-level final since 2009 at ’s-Hertogenbosch and breaking back into the Top 50 on 25 June.

10) Sudden Star: From No. 208 in the ATP Rankings on 1 January to No. 68 on 16 July, #NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur has set a new career-high ranking 13 times this season. The 19-year-old reached the Brisbane semi-finals and Sydney final in January. He has played in three ATP Challenger Tour finals since April.

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN GSTAAD
1) Fognini on Fire: After falling in qualifying at 2007 Gstaad, Fognini returned to the Swiss Alps a decade later and won the title. This season, the No. 1 Italian added his sixth ATP World Tour title at Sao Paulo, his 300th tour-level match win at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome and his seventh trophy on Sunday in Bastad. Fognini also advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, as well as the third round at Wimbledon.

2) Lopez d. Federer: The left-handed Feliciano Lopez is 0-13 against fellow 36-year-old and 2004 Gstaad champion Roger Federer. But at Wimbledon, Lopez broke Federer’s record by playing in his 66th straight Grand Slam main draw. The Spaniard is making his 12th appearance in Gstaad, where he won 2016 title and reached the 2006 final.

3) Bautista Agut is Back: Roberto Bautista Agut returns after suffering a hip injury in the Halle semi-finals on 23 June and withdrawing from Wimbledon. One of the ATP World Tour’s most consistent players, Bautista Agut earned 40-plus wins and enjoyed Top 25 finishes in the ATP Rankings in each of the past four years.

4) Big-Match Borna: Making his Swiss Open debut is 21-year-old Borna Coric. The Croat has already earned two wins each over World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and former No. 1 Andy Murray, three wins over No. 3 Alexander Zverev and a Halle championship victory over then-No. 1 Federer.

5) Felix In Action: #NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 17, earned his second tour-level win last week in Umag before losing to defending champion Andrey Rublev in three sets. Auger-Aliassime opens his campaign against Argentine Guido Andreozzi.

6) Champions’ Club: Fognini (Sao Paulo), Bautista Agut (Dubai) and Coric (Halle) are among six competitors in Gstaad who have won an ATP World Tour championship this season. The others are Roberto Carballes Baena (Quito), Taro Daniel (Istanbul) and Joao Sousa (Estoril).

7) Comeback Continues: Andrey Rublev continues his comeback this week in Gstaad. The 20-year-old Russian missed more than three months due to a lower-back injury before returning on 19 July as the defending Umag champion. Rublev was the runner-up at the 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals.

Altitude Specialist: Robin Haase has won two singles titles at high altitude in Kitzbuhel, and the Dutchman has enjoyed great success in Gstaad as well. He is making his sixth straight appearance in the tournament, reaching the final in 2013 and 2016, as well as the semi-finals in 2014 and 2017.

9) Happy Anniversary: On 20 July, Federico Delbonis celebrated the five-year anniversary of his win over then-No. 5 Federer in the Hamburg semi-finals. The Argentine owns a 9-4 record at the event.

10) World Tour: American Austin Krajicek and Indian Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan are among the doubles teams in Gstaad. Krajicek and Nedunchezhiyan arrive on the Swiss clay after playing on grass at Newport and on hard courts at the Winnetka ATP Challenger Tour event over the past two weeks.

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN HAMBURG
1) Dominant Thiem: World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is 50-2 on clay since April 2017 with both of his losses on the surface coming against Thiem, at 2017 Rome and 2018 Madrid, respectively. For his career, Thiem is 109-36 at tour-level with eight titles on clay (.752) and 98-84 with two titles elsewhere (.538).

2) Big Strides: No. 2 seed Diego Schwartzman has achieved a new career-high ATP Ranking 17 times since 2017 began, peaking at No. 11 on 11 June 2018. The Roland Garros quarter-finalist is the highest-ranked player to stand 5’7” or shorter since 5’6” Harold Solomon was No. 10 on 27 July 1981. Schwartzman did not drop a set en route to the Rio de Janeiro title in February.

3) On the Surface: Like Schwartzman, No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta is playing his 10th clay-court tournament of 2018. But the Spaniard has had no problem on other surfaces, as his first two titles, maiden Grand Slam semi-final and only two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals all came on hard courts.

4) Turning Point: No. 4 seed Damir Dzumhur ended 2017 on a 24-7 run, highlighted by his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. Dzumhur went on to win the third championship of his career in Antalya on 30 June.

5) No Place Like Home: Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany has earned 30-plus wins and enjoyed Top 50 finishes in the ATP Rankings in each of the past 11 seasons. The key to Kohlschreiber’s success has come at home. The two-time Hamburg semi-finalist is 121-64 in Germany (.654) and 320-275 elsewhere (.538).

6) Molleker's Push: Seventeen-year-old Rudolf Molleker earned his first ATP World Tour victory in Stuttgart earlier this year, beating countryman Jan-Lennard Struff. The German, a wild card this week in Hamburg, will face Spanish veteran David Ferrer in the first round.

7) Sicilian Sensation: Marco Cecchinato broke through at Roland Garros to become Italy’s first Grand Slam semi-finalist in 40 years. The Budapest champion trailed Marius Copil by two sets in the first round before upsetting Carreno Busta, David Goffin and 2016 champion Novak Djokovic.

Back to the Breakthrough: Richard Gasquet bids for the biggest title of his career this week. The Frenchman reached his first of three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals as an 18-year-old at 2005 Hamburg. Gasquet returns for the first time since Hamburg became an ATP World Tour 500-level event in 2009.

9) Tale of Two Mayers: Two rarities occurred at once when a pair of players ranked outside of the Top 100 and with the same last name reached the 2017 Hamburg final. Leonardo Mayer of Argentina, a 138th-ranked lucky loser, beat 101st-ranked Florian Mayer of Germany for his second Hamburg title. Both Mayers are back, with Florian set to make his final tournament appearance.

10) Dream Team: The greatest Austrian players of the 21st century will join forces for just the second time in Hamburg. Thiem and former World No. 8 Jurgen Melzer received a wild card in doubles. They lost their only previous match as a team in Metz two years ago.

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