Jack Draper will aim to become the first British champion in the Queen’s Club, because Andy Murrai in 2016. years, but Carlos Alcaraz was set up to be the title action after celebrating his fifth Grand Slam title to the French open.
The Draper is in the fourth place of high career, but he faces a battle to put it in front of Wimbledon.
He decided not to defend the title in Stuttgart last year, which means that he would return under Novak Djokovic, while Taylor Fritz would overtake this week and after returning in the form this week.
Draper, which is among the leading candidates for the tournament, which is underway, and British Jacob Fearnley is in the main draw to the right, and the latter secured its place thanks to the withdrawals – which also include another former Matteo champion.
HSBC Championship – First Circle
- Jack Draper (2) – Jenson Brooksby (USA)
- Jacob Fearnley vs Qualifications
- Cam Norrie – Jakub Jakub (CZE) (8)
- Billy Harris vs Gabriel Diallo (can)
- I Evans vs Frances Tiafoe (United States of America) (7)
Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans also got wild tickets, but the ruling Champion Tommy Paul pulled out.
Paul has a problem in the abdomen, while the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, he continued to recover from his leg injury that dragged him during his French open semifinals against Carlos Alcaraza and will also miss the event.
The return of the Vimbledona Alcaraz champion returned to the grass after the celebration of his success in Paris last weekend.
He will be joined by former finalist of the finalist Kraljice Norrie, who moves from ranking after a strong clay, veteran Evans and the British player Billy Harris.
Draper hit the grass season from the first round meeting with Jenson Brooksbi.
British no. 1 could face Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinal and the prevailing Champion Eastbourne Open Taylor Fritz or fifth seeds of Alex De Minaur in Semis.
Alcaraz will face the neborg of Alejandra Davidović Fokin in his first match on the grass. Steering in the same quarter of the draw as holy no. 2, is the American Star Ben Shelton.
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The sinner suffering after the championship championship missing
Jannic Sinner suffered the freezing of the heart Carlos Alcaraz in France open final
Jannic Sinner admits that it will be difficult to stop thinking about the chances that he missed in his epic French open loss of Carlos Alcaraz.
Italian held three consecutive points of the last weekend at Roland Garros, and also led two sets for love, only that Alcaraz was fighting and asked the first line of Slam in what he ran as one of the best finals of all time.
Both men are on the run back next week, with the tip of Alcaraz Top seeds at the Queen, while the sinner will compete in Terra Vortmann open in Hall.
The world not 1 headed home in Italy after defeat, but hopes to find a game in court matches.
He said tennis TV: “He must have been a safe loss. I still think about this pair of points, and it won’t stop here, I know that.
“But otherwise I’m happy to be here, I’m happy to start a new tournament. I think it helps me again in that bullet, and see how I will react.
“You can see the negative side, but there is also a positive side. I’ve never played tennis in a clay like this.
“I went to Rome, I did the finals there. I played the Grand Slam final, so amazing and the level we played, so I was extremely high, so I was happy that I was part of it.”
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