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MELBOURNE, AUSTRLIA – While the ATP Cup grabs the headliners, the ATP Murray River Open has a strong field and the only British singles interest in the lead-up to the Australian Open.
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Tournament Fast Facts
| Level | ATP 250 |
| Surface | Hard (O) |
| Singles Draw | 64 |
| Doubles Draw | 32 |
| Prize Money | $320,775 |
| Tournament Website | |
| Top seeds | [1] Stan Wawrinka
[2] Grigor Dimitrov [3] Felix Auger-Aliassime [4] Borna Coric [5] Casper Ruud [6] Taylor Fritz [7] Ugo Humbert [8] Dan Evans |
| Top Half | [1] Stan Wawrinka
[6] Taylor Fritz [4] Borna Coric [8] Dan Evans |
| Bottom Half | [5] Casper Ruud
[3] Felix Auger-Aliassime [7] Ugo Humbert [2] Grigor Dimitrov |
ATP Murray River Open Draw & Results
| Tournament Website |
| Order of Play BS, BD |
| Singles |
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[1] Stan Wawrinka
Wawrinka has not played since reaching the quarter-finals in Paris but was at least able to train during the quarantine period. If he can get past Richard Gasquet in the battle of the stylish single-handed backhands, he could have a long run this week.
Wawrinka’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Juan Ignacio Londero | H2H: First Meeting
- R3: Richard Gasquet [14] | H2H: Gasquet leads 2-1
- QF: Taylor Fritz [6] | H2H: Wawrinka leads 2-0
- SF: Borna Coric [4] | H2H: Wawrinka leads 3-1
- F: Grigor Dimitrov [2] | H2H: Wawrinka leads 7-5
[2] Grigor Dimitrov
If Wawrinka has had a long break, Dimitrov has been off the scene for a lot longer. He spoke frankly about the effects of coronavirus on his conditioning last year, and he called a halt to his season after Vienna at the end of October.
It is not the easiest of draws for the Bulgarian, who has shown flashes of the brilliance that was expected of him, but never consistently enough to put him in the running for the majors.
Dimitrov’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Taro Daniel | H2H: Tied at 1-1
- R3: Tommy Paul [15] | H2H: Tied at 1-1
- QF: Ugo Humbert [7] | H2H: Dimitrov leads 2-0
- SF: Felix Auger-Aliassime [3] | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 2-0
- F: Stan Wawrinka [1] | H2H: Wawrinka leads 7-5
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[3] Felix Auger-Aliassime
Such is the depth of Canadian tennis at the moment, Auger-Aliassime’s flare and crowd-pleasing shot making will not be required for the ATP Cup as he lands a seeding here. His momentum at the start of last year, which saw him each back to back finals in Rotterdam and Marseille – the latter landing him with a title.
He could be a good pick for a deep run here.
Auger-Aliassime’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Yuichi Sugita | H2H: First Meeting
- R3: Marton Fucsovics [16] | H2H: Tied at 1-1
- QF: Casper Ruud [5] | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 2-1 (incl. Challenger level)
- SF: Grigor Dimitrov [2] | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 2-0
- F: Stan Wawrinka [1] | H2H: First Meeting
[4] Borna Coric
Coric’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Emil Ruusuvuori | H2H: First Meeting
- R3: Nick Kyrgios [13] | H2H: Tied at 2-2
- QF: Dan Evans [8] | H2H: First Meeting
- SF: Stan Wawrinka [1] | H2H: Wawrinka leads 3-1
- F: Grigor Dimitrov [1] | H2H: Tied 0-0 (Does not include walkover/exhibitions)
The Murray River Open takes place between 1-7 February (GMT + 11 hours).
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