Jannik Sinner starts again from the 500 in Halle. The Italian will make his official debut as world number 1 in the grass tournament in Germany, with a view on Wimbledon: for the South Tyrolean it will be the first appointment on the grass in 2024, after the semi-final reached last year at the Championships with the defeat against Novak Djokovic. Many big protagonists in Halle: in addition to Sinner, the other seeds will be Zverev (2), Medvedev (3), Rublev (4), Hurkacz (5), Tsitsipas (6), Bublik (7) and Auger-Aliassime ( 8). Carlos Alcaraz will instead play in the sister tournament at Queen’s.
THE HALLE SCOREBOARD
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The draws for the two tournaments have been drawn: Sinner will start against Tallon Griekspoor, an opponent who is becoming a constant and who Jannik has beaten four times out of four. In the round of 16, possibly one between Marozsan and Safiullin, while in the quarterfinals there could be a challenge against Tsitsipas (or one between Squire, Darderi and Struff). In the semi-final, then, Sinner could find Medvedev or Bublik. On the other side of the scoreboard there will be Berrettini, who will start against a qualified player and then possibly find Rublev or Giron, then Hurkacz, possibly Zverev in the semi-final. The other Italian protagonists (in addition to the aforementioned Darderi, who will start from Struff) are Cobolli (he will challenge Hurkacz) and Sonego, who will face Kecmanovic.
AT QUEEN’S
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Arnaldi and Musetti instead opted for Queen’s: Matteo will challenge Ugo Humbert (8) in the first round and is in Dimitrov’s quarter of the draw (3), in Alcaraz’s half (1); Lorenzo is on the other side and will immediately face the number 2 seed, Alex De Minaur: possible fourth against Shelton (6), semi-final with Fritz (4) or Rune (7). While Alcaraz will start from the match against Cerundolo and is in Paul’s quarter of the draw (5). It will therefore be a very rich week: Wimbledon is approaching and the big names are warming up their engines. And King Jannik will wear the crown for the first time.
