Match Preview
Bolelli/Vavassori lead subject in Beijing; Shelton and Draper in doubles in Tokyo
Two ATP 500 occasions kick off in Asia this week
September 24, 2024
Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Andrea Vavassori/Simone Bolelli in motion in Beijing.
By ATP employees
Prime seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori will likely be hoping to spice up their possibilities of reaching the Nitto ATP Finals this week on the China Open, the place they are going to face Chinese language wild playing cards Wang Aoran and Zhou Yi within the first spherical after Tuesday’s draw.
The Italians, at present fourth within the PIF ATP Reside Doubles Groups Rankings, have gained two tour-level titles in 2024. They’re in the identical half of the draw as fourth-seeded Neal Skupski and Michael Venus, who’re competing for the primary time since their quarter-final look on the US Open. The British-New Zealand staff will begin in opposition to Italian singles stars Flavio Cobolli and Lorenzo Musetti.
Watch the Beijing Doubles Draw
Within the backside half of the draw, Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten will face Spaniards Roberto Carballes Baena and Pablo Carreno Busta of their opening match. Ivan Dodig gained the trophy eventually yr’s ATP 500 hardcourt occasion with Austin Krajicek. This yr, the Croatian will staff up with Rohan Bopanna, whereas the second seeds will face Francisco Cerundolo and Nicolas Jarry within the first spherical.
Krajicek will be a part of forces with Rajeev Ram, with the duo taking up Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic in a blockbuster first spherical conflict. Former PIF ATP Rankings No. 3 Stan Wawrinka will staff up with China’s Buyunchaokete, as they face Alexander Bublik and Pedro Martinez within the first spherical.
Lammons/Withrow Lead Tokyo Area
Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow will try to bounce again on the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships after a disappointing opening-round exit in Hangzhou. The highest-seeded People reached the semifinals in Tokyo final yr and can face dwelling favorites Kei Nishikori and Rei Sakamoto.
Prime 20 singles star Ben Shelton groups up with Jordan Thompson, with the US-Australian duo taking up Japanese wildcards Yoshihito Nishioka and Kaito Uesugi. US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper performs with Tomas Machac. The British-Czech duo will face Alexander Erler and Matwe Middelkoop within the first spherical.
Watch the draw for the doubles in Tokyo
Third-seeded Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul, contemporary from their title battle in Chengdu, are in the identical half as Lammons and Withrow and will face Draper and Machac within the second spherical in the event that they beat Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of their opening match.
Rinky Hijikata, who gained the ATP 500 title final yr with Max Purcell, will be a part of forces with Alexei Popyrin. The Australians will face second-seeded Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski within the first spherical.
#NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen will face Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in opposition to Luciano Darderi and Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The winner of that match will play both Nys and Zielinski or Hijikata and Popyrin.