Halle (Germany) – Eliminated at the start of the first tournaments of the season on grass, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are looking for recovery in the ATP 500 in Halle. The world No. 3 and No. 5 will be the top seeds for next week’s event.

Medvedev makes his debut against a player coming from quality. If he wins, he could face German Oscar Otte or Serbian Laslo Djere in the round of 16. The Russian quadrant still features Spain’s eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who makes his debut against Germany’s Alexander Zverev, in addition to Sweden’s Mikael Ymer and North American Brandon Nakashima.

Still at the top of the table, world number 7 Andrey Rublev is seeded 3 in the event and starts against China’s Yibing Wu. He could face Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann in the round of 16 and Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals. . Sixth-seeded Hurkacz’s debut comes against a qualifying player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, who hasn’t made it past his debut in Stuttgart, will face Frenchman Grégoire Barrère, 58th in the standings. The Greek won the only previous duel between them, played on the lawn at Wimbledon in 2018. If he confirms his favoritism, he could face fellow Frenchman Corentin Moutet or Chilean Nicolas Jarry.

Tsitsipas’ quadrant still has two Canadians, with 5th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime making his debut against Dominic Thiem. The Austrian received an invitation to the tournament. Denis Shapovalov, meanwhile, takes on South African Lloyd Harris.

Another top 10 in the dispute is Jannik Sinner, world number 9. The 21-year-old Italian makes his debut against 36-year-old Frenchman Richard Gasquet. If he wins, he could face compatriot Lorenzo Sonego or Australian Nick Kyrgios. His quadrant still bears names like German Jan-Lennard Struff, Croatian Borna Coric and Kazakh Alexander Bublik.