Rotterdam 2021, ATP 500. 1st-7th March: Main thread

[Sallydaisy]

ROTTERDAM ATP 500, 1-7th March 2021.
Ahoy Stadium, Indoor Hard Court.
Watch it on Amazon Prime Video.

Andy has been granted a Wildcard into this event.
Dan Evans also on the Entry List ... 14 of the top 20 players involved.
Cameron Norrie is on the Alt list for Qualifying.

SINGLES DRAW

[1] Medvedev v Lajovic
Coric v WC Van Der Zandschulp
De Minaur v Millman
Nishikori v [7] Auger-Aliassime

[3,WC] Zverev v Bublik
Paul v Sonego
Q Fucsovics v Opelka
Davidovich Fokina v [5] Bautista Agut

[6] Goffin v Struff
Q Chardy v Humbert
WC Haase vWC Murray
Q Giron v [4] Rublev

[8] Wawrinka v Khachanov
Basilashvili v Q Norrie
Hurkacz v Mannarino
SE Gerasimov v [2] Tsitsipas

ATP250 Ranking Points per round reached - 32 draw
W: 250, F: 150, SF: 90, QF: 45, R16: 20, R32: 0


Murray and Zverev have received the last two wild cards. Zverev is currently number seven in the world. After Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrej Roeblev and Matteo Berrettini, the German is the sixth
player from the global top ten to play in Rotterdam in March.
Murray, the former number one in the world, won the tournament in 2009. "It will be a very strong field now", Krajicek said.As a result, no Dutch person is sure of the main schedule. In the event of two cancellations, the wildcard of the Italian Jannik Sinner, which will then automatically pass through, will go to Botic van de Zandschulp.



Seed*
Name
Current Ranking


1

Rafael Nadal

2



1

Daniil Medvedev
3


2

Stefanos Tsitsipas
6


3

(WC) Alexander Zverev
7


4

Andrey Rublev
8


6

Matteo Berrettini

10



6

Gael Monfils
12



Denis Shapovalov

12



5

Roberto Bautista Agut
13



Milos Raonic

14



6

David Goffin
15


7

Felix Auger-Aliassime
19


8

Stan Wawrinka
20



Karen Khachanov
21



Alex de Minaur
23



Borna Coric
26



Dusan Lajovic
27




Daniel Evans

28




Casper Ruud

28




Hubert Hurkacz
30



Taylor Fritz

31




Filip Krajinovic
31



Ugo Humbert
32



Jannik Sinner

34 replaced Fritz




Adrian Mannarino

35 replaced Berretini



Lorenzo Sonego

36 replaced Carreno Busta



Jan Lennard Struff

37 replaced Shapovalov



Reilly Opelka
38 replaced Nadal



John Millman

39 replaced Ruud



Nikoloz Basilashvili

40 replaced Evans



Marin Cilic
replaced Raonic



Kei Nishikori
43 replaced Monfils



Alexander Bublik
46 replaced Cilic who is in Singapore SF.



Tommy Paul

54 replaced Sinner



Davidovich Fokina

56 replaced Krajinovic



(WC) Andy Murray
125



(WC) Botic Van Der Zandschulp
145



(WC) Robin Haase
189



(SE) Egor Gerasimov
83

[RoastLamb]

Good field!

[themass15]

I look forward to watching it on Amazon Prime

[Sallydaisy]

Good field!
Rafa has withdrawn, still recovering from his back injury.

So has Dan Evans. "He's currently in Dubai having a training block with a player that is making a comeback from injury"

[harriet]

So has Dan Evans. "He's currently in Dubai having a training block with a player that is making a comeback from injury"
intriguing! there used to be a 'where's Andy' window on the front page, what would it say today I wonder.

[Genbrit]

So has Dan Evans. "He's currently in Dubai having a training block with a player that is making a comeback from injury"
intriguing! there used to be a 'where's Andy' window on the front page, what would it say today I wonder.

I'm thinking Roger Federer................

[Sallydaisy]

I'm thinking Roger Federer................
;)

[Sallydaisy]

Further players out of Rotterdam : Monfils and Raonic.
Replaced by Nishikori (releases a WC) and Cilic.

[RoastLamb]

I knew Rafa would withdraw. Still, looking forward to Andy and the Canucks.

[Sallydaisy]

I knew Rafa would withdraw. Still, looking forward to Andy and the Canucks.
That'll be just the one Canuck, only FAA left now.

[Sallydaisy]

Cilic has withdrawn, he's in the SF in Singapore so if he makes the final travel to Rotterdam in time could be tricky. However, he's been replaced on the Entry List by Bublik who is ALSO a SF in Singapore.
:confused:

[Sallydaisy]

QUALIFYING ENTRIES



Seed

Name
Seeding Ranking
Entry Ranking


1
Tommy Paul
54
53


2
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
56
54


3
Marton Fucsovics
58
55


4
Jeremy Chardy
64
61


5
Cameron Norrie
65
69


6
Jiri Vesely
69
68


7
Marcos Giron
78
75


8
Egor Gerasimov
83
79



Pierre-Hugues Herbert
90
84



Norbert Gombos
93
89



Andreas Seppi
106
108



Antoine Hoang
124
119



Arthur Rinderknech
132
138



(WC)





(WC)





(WC)

[Sallydaisy]

Main Entry List changes
OUT: Sinner and Krajinovic
IN: Paul and Davidovich Fokina

[Sallydaisy]

Andy has been drawn against Robin Haase in R1 at Rotterdam.
Both have Wildcards.

The winner will play either Andrey Rublev or a Qualifier.

Cameron Norrie will play Miliaan Niesten in QR1.

QUALIFYING DRAW
[1] Marton Fucsovics HUN v Vaclav Rinderknech FRA
Arthur Safranec FRA v Pierre Hugues-Herbert FRA

[2] Jeremy Chardy FRA v Tallon Griekspoor NED
WC Ryan Nijboer NED v [8] Antoine Hoang FRA

[3] Cameron Norrie GBR v LL Miliaan Niesten NED
Maxime Cressy USA v [7] Andreas Seppi ITA

[4 Marcos Giron USA v WC Tim Van Rijthoven NED
WC Jelle Sels NED v [6] Norbert Gombos SVK

[Sallydaisy]

SINGLES DRAW

[1] Medvedev v Lajovic
Coric v WC Van Der Zandschulp
De Minaur v Millman
Nishikori v [7] Auger-Aliassime

[3,WC] Zverev v Bublick
Paul v Sonego
Q Fusovics v Opelka
Davidovich Fokina v [5] Bautista Agut

[6] Goffin v Struff
Q Chardy v Humbert
WC Haase vWC Murray
Q Giron v [4] Rublev

[8] Wawrinka v Khachanov
Basilashvili v Q Norrie
Hurkacz v Mannarino
SE Gerasimov v [2] Tsitsipas

[Sallydaisy]

QR1: Cameron Norrie d Miliaan Niesten 6-2 6-0 .
:thumbup:

QR2: Not before 13:30hrs UK time. (for a place in the main draw)
Cameron Norrie WR65 (CH41, 2019), aged 25 v Andreas Seppi WR106 (CH18, 2013), aged 37
H2H is 0-0 (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/cameron-norrie-vs-andreas-seppi/N771/SA93)

[Sallydaisy]

BOTH BRITISH PLAYERS in action tomorrow Monday 1st March! Amazon Prime Video.
:thumbup:

Cameron Norrie vs Nikoloz Basilashvili not before 12:00 UK
Andy Murray vs Robin Haase not before 18:30 UK

[Sallydaisy]

Qualifiers added to the draw in my post above, useful for doing FTM.
;)
https://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?4775-Rotterdam-2021-ATP-500-1st-7th-March-Main-thread&p=292301&viewfull=1#post292301

[Sallydaisy]

OOP - Monday, 1 March 2021
All matches can be watched live on Ziggo Sport Tennis (https://go.ziggosporttotaal.nl/).


Centre court starting at 11.00 (10.00 UK time)
LAJOVIC (SRB)/WAWRINKA (SUI) vs. KACHANOV (RUS)/RUBLEV (RUS)

Not before 13:00:
Nikoloz BASILASHVILI (GEO) vs. [Q] Cameron NORRIE (GBR)

Not before 14:30 :
Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) vs. Felix AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN)
followed by (possible court change)
[Q] ARENDS/PEL (NED) vs. CHARDY/Fabrice MARTIN (FRA)

Not before 19:30 :
[WC] Robin HAASE (NED) vs. [WC] Andy MURRAY (GBR)
[Q] Marton FUCSOVICS (HUN) vs. Reilly OPELKA (USA)

[Sallydaisy]

That's one Brit through to R2, let's hope Andy can make it two!!!
:GBflag:

[Sallydaisy]

That's one Brit through to R2, let's hope Andy can make it two!!!
:GBflag:

Andy made it 2 into R2 in Rotterdam. Both Brits get a day off tomorrow.

[Sallydaisy]

OOP ROTTERDAM, Tuesday 2nd March




Centre Court Starts at 11:00 am




Alex de Minaur (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview)
VS

John Millman (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-millman/mh30/overview)


Not Before 12:30 pm


(Q)
Marcos Giron (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcos-giron/gc88/overview)
VS
(4)
Andrey Rublev (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview)


Not Before 2:30 pm


(8)
Stan Wawrinka (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stan-wawrinka/w367/overview)
VS

Karen Khachanov (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview)


Followed By / Possible Court Change


(WC)
Robin Haase (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robin-haase/h756/overview)
Matwe Middelkoop (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matwe-middelkoop/mb88/overview)

VS
(2)
Nikola Mektic (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikola-mektic/mf09/overview)
Mate Pavic (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview)



Not Before 7:30 pm


(SE)
Egor Gerasimov (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/egor-gerasimov/gc89/overview)
VS
(2)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview)


Followed By



Borna Coric (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/borna-coric/cg80/overview)
VS
(WC)
Botic Van de Zandschulp (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/botic-van-de-zandschulp/v812/overview)





Court 1 Starts at 11:00 am



(PR)
Ben McLachlan (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-mclachlan/mo07/overview)
Kei Nishikori (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kei-nishikori/n552/overview)

VS
(3)
Wesley Koolhof (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview)
Lukasz Kubot (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lukasz-kubot/k540/overview)



Not Before 12:30 pm



Hubert Hurkacz (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview)
VS

Adrian Mannarino (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview)


Followed By


(Q)
Jeremy Chardy (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jeremy-chardy/ca12/overview)
VS

Ugo Humbert (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview)


Followed By / After Suitable Rest



Pierre-Hugues Herbert (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pierre-hugues-herbert/h996/overview)
Jan-Lennard Struff (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview)

VS

Felix Auger-Aliassime (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview)
Hubert Hurkacz (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview)



Not Before 7:00 pm


(4)
Marcelo Melo (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-melo/m919/overview)
Jean-Julien Rojer (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jean-julien-rojer/r513/overview)
VS

Kevin Krawietz (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kevin-krawietz/kb92/overview)
Horia Tecau (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/horia-tecau/t749/overview)

[Sallydaisy]

R2 Rotterdam:
Cameron Norrie will play Karen Khachanov.
Andy Murray will play Andrey Rublev.

[themass15]

OOP for tomorrow. Andy and Cam make up the evening session

https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/rotterdam/407/daily-schedule?day=5

[Sallydaisy]

Excellent!!!

[Sallydaisy]

ORDER OF PLAY - WEDNESDAY 3rd MARCH 2021



Centre Court Starts at 11:00 am


R32
(3) WC
Alexander Zverev (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview)
VS

Alexander Bublik (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview)



Not Before 12:30 pm


R32
(1)
Daniil Medvedev (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview)
VS

Dusan Lajovic (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dusan-lajovic/l987/overview)



Not Before 2:30 pm


R16

Alex de Minaur (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview)
VS

Kei Nishikori (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kei-nishikori/n552/overview)



Followed By / Possible Court Change


R16

Sander Gille (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sander-gille/gd32/overview)
Joran Vliegen (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joran-vliegen/v895/overview)

VS
(WC)
Petros Tsitsipas (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/petros-tsitsipas/tg77/overview)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview)




Not Before 7:30 pm


R16
(WC)
Andy Murray (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview)
VS
(4)
Andrey Rublev (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview)



Followed By


R16

Karen Khachanov (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview)
VS
(Q)
Cameron Norrie (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview)




-

Court 1 Starts at 11:00 am


R32

Tommy Paul (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview)
VS

Lorenzo Sonego (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-sonego/su87/overview)



Followed By


R32
(6)
David Goffin (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview)
VS

Jan-Lennard Struff (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview)



Followed By


QF

Jeremy Chardy (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jeremy-chardy/ca12/overview)
Fabrice Martin (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabrice-martin/me04/overview)
VS
(3)
Wesley Koolhof (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview)
Lukasz Kubot (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lukasz-kubot/k540/overview)



Followed By


R32

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-davidovich-fokina/dh50/overview)
VS
(5)
Roberto Bautista Agut (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roberto-bautista-agut/bd06/overview)



Not Before 7:00 pm


R16
(1)
Juan Sebastian Cabal (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan-sebastian-cabal/c834/overview)
Robert Farah (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-farah/f525/overview)
VS

Henri Kontinen (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henri-kontinen/ka80/overview)
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/edouard-roger-vasselin/r613/overview)

[Sallydaisy]

Bublik has beaten Zverev 7'5, 6'3.
Paul has beaten Sonego 6'4, 7'6(7)

[exislander]

Lajovic has beaten Medvedev 7-6 (4) 6-4. Unexpected!

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a few upsets!

[Sallydaisy]

Andy loses. Next up is t'other Brit Cameron Norrie!

[Sallydaisy]

Khachanov took the first set 6'2 and has broke Norrie in the opening game of the 2nd.
The Russian to serve next at 2-1 up.
He held for 3-1 ...

Cam has also held his serve this time, he's not giving in but I suspect the Russian will have too much in his experience to win this.

[Sallydaisy]

Khachanov to serve for the match ...
... and takes it 6'2, 6'2

Russia 2-0 Great Britain tonight in Rotterdam!!!
We need to avoid them in Davis Cup ...
;)

[exislander]

Qualifier Chardy beat 6th seed Goffin 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5)

[themass15]

Chardy played very well, it will be interesting to see how he fares against Rublev tomorrow

[JAMES4578]

At least Tsitsipas still in though 7-5 in 3rd over Hurkacz, would rather Goffin had advanced but chardy can be tough on his day.

[Sallydaisy]

ROTTERDAM 1/4 Finals:
Khachanov vs Tsitsipas nb 12:00
Chardy vs Rublev
Coric vs Nishikori nb 18:30
Paul vs Fucsovics

[Sallydaisy]

Tsitsipas has taken 2hours and 42 minutes to beat Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 and book his spot in the Semi-Finals in Rotterdam.

[Sallydaisy]

Chardy has just taken the 2nd set on a tie-break so he's making Rublev really work for it as they go into the 3rd and deciding set. Wonder if Andy is watching???

[themass15]

Hope Stef can go all the way now

[JAMES4578]

Rublev finally puts out Chardy 6-4 in 3rd but was 4-0 at one point,glad Stefanos in semis.

[Sallydaisy]

Coric d Nishikori in 2 very tight tie-break sets.

Paul v Fucsovics is still in play at nearly midnight in Rotterdam!!!
The Hungarian took the first set 6'4, they've just started the 2nd set.

[JAMES4578]

Fucsovics takes it 6-4,6-3, was good match between Coric and Nishikori.
Rublev v Tsitsipas is first semi at 2 tomorrow.

[Sallydaisy]

Rublev took the first set 6-3 v Tsitsipas.
1-1 in the 2nd, on serve.

[Sallydaisy]

Rublev d Tsitsipas 6'3, 7'6(2) to reach the Final in Rotterdam.
He'll play the winner of Coric v Q Fucsovics, match starting 18.30 UK time.

[JAMES4578]

Rublev was certainly on form, a bit disappointing Tsitsipas could not extend it.

[themass15]

Agreed, I don't think he had a lot left in the tank after his two previous matches.

[RosieBear]

So Rublev/Tsitsipas was a very similar scoreline to Rublev/Andy. That is encouraging.

[Sallydaisy]

Rotterdam Final, 15.30 UK time:
(8) Rublev v Q Fucsovics

[JAMES4578]

Good effort from Fucsovics but Rublev had the upper hand and took the title 7-6,6-4.

[banskogirl]

Well done Rublev :cheer: and as Rosie said, good that Andy only lost to the winner!