The Rome Masters is not yet over, and the Geneva tournament, which is set to take over next week, has announced the latest draws.
As the French Open is approaching, the tournament has also been used as a training ground by various masters as a last-minute warm-up, including Djokovic, who abandoned the Rome Masters.
The Serbian king will be the second seed, and his first-round opponent is likely to be former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Fosovic. The zone is full of strong opponents, and potential opponents in the third round will be between Arnaldi, Marosanne and Gaston. With Deyo's current form, it is difficult to say that any of the three can easily beat.
The top seed is American brother Fritz, and the other seeded player in the zone is Poland's Hurkacz, who is the only player to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters. He has been on and off due to injury before, but this time he seems to have adjusted well, and there are also famous players such as Kecmanovic, Munar and Linderknecht in this area.
Khachanov leads the quarter-finals, with American Michelson the other seeded players, including Taylor Money, who stunned the world at the Australian Open, and Portuguese Boggs.
Three-quarters of the region is full of big names, and in addition to the seeded players Mahachi and Poplin, there is also a long-time unknown Swiss Stricker who will compete on home soil with a wild card. The other two clay experts, former Chilean No. 1 Jari and Masters runner-up Lajovic, will both want to perform well in the tournament.
During the Rome Masters, Deyo announced that he had parted ways with coach Murray, who had worked with him for five months, which will be his second appearance after half a month. Many experts predict that if Djokovic still has a chance to win the Grand Slam title, then this year's French Open and Wimbledon are relatively the last chance, and they must not be missed.
Given that Djokovic has lost to Acre in the Wimbledon finals of the past two years, he may have a better chance at the French Open. After all, he's been a five-set fighter here, beating Tsitsipas and Musetti in a comeback and submitting Acre. Even Nadal has won two victories at the hands of the king of clay, becoming the only man in history and present.
The intention to abandon the Rome Masters is clear, and instead of losing consecutive matches and losing streaks that will affect morale, it is better to continue to streamline the tournament in order to have enough physical advantage to make a late attack in the Grand Slam tournament. But will it be too much to compete in Geneva? At least physically, it is indeed a big test for the veteran, who is close to 38 years old. Fortunately, it is worth winning confidence and running in the venue by playing more games. Whether it is a double-edged sword or not will only be known after the French Open.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)