14 of the top 16 players in the world ranking are competing: the Russian Daniil Medvedev, who is recovering after the operation on his back, and the blue Matteo Berrettini, finalist 12 months ago, in rehabilitation after surgery on his right hand, are justified absent.
Leading the seeding is world number one Novak Djokovic (winner in 2011, 2016 and 2019) preceding the German Alexander “Sascha” Zverev (3 ATP), reigning champion and winner also in 2018, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal (# 4 ATP), returning to the tour after injuring his ribs and having scored five times in this tournament (2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017), the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (# 5 ATP), the Norwegian Casper Ruud (# 7 ATP), Russian Andrey Rublev (# 8 ATP), the other Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (9 ATP), fresh from the success in Barcelona, and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasimus (10 ATP). The top eight seeds will enter the race directly in the second round.
Among the “past champions” in the race there is also the British Andy Murray (winner in 2008 and 2015): the Scotsman, n.81 ATP, on the draw thanks to a wild card, is awaited by a complicated first round with the Austrian Dominic Thiem, n.93 ATP, in the race with the protected ranking .
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