ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 2021: Men’s Singles Preview, Analysis and Prediction for ATP Rotterdam Open

Rotterdam Open 2021, an ATP 500 event kicks off on Monday with several top players from around the world being a part of the event. Australian Open finalist, Daniil Medvedev will be the top seed at the tournament. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev are seeded second and third respectively. Gael Monfils is the defending champion and is not among one of the entrants at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament 2021.

The tournament will be played from March 1-7, 2021 on indoor hard-court surface. The first edition of the Rotterdam Open was held way back in 1974 was won by Dutch tennis ace Tom Okker.

Tournament Details:

• Tournament: ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament 2021
• Date: March 1-7, 2021
• Number of Entrants: 32 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
• Venue: Rotterdam, France
• Surface: Indoor Hard Court
• Prize Money: €980,580
• Defending champion: Gael Monfils

Top Seeds at the Rotterdam Open 2021

• Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
• Alexander Zverev (Germany)
• Andrey Rublev (Russia)
• Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)

Men’s Singles Draw: Analysis and Prediction

Top Half

First Quarter

The first quarter has the likes of the top seeded Russian, Daniil Medvedev and seventh seeded Canadian, Felix Auger Aliassime. Medvedev opens his campaign against a tricky opponent in the form of Dusan Lajovic. However, the top seed is expected to have a comfortable victory given his prowess on hard courts. In the last 16, he is expected to face the Croatian, Borna Coric who is another gritty opponent. The bottom half of the first quarter sees two Australians, Alex de Minaur and John Millman pitted against each other in the first round. Felix Auger Aliassime will face Kei Nishikori in round one and is expected to emerge victorious, facing either of the two Australians in the last 16.

First Quarterfinal Prediction: Daniil Medvedev vs Felix Auger Aliassime

Player to Watch out for: Alex de Minaur

Second Quarter

The second quarter has the likes of the third seeded German, Alexander Zverev who received a wildcard for the tournament. He will open his campaign against the Kazak, Alexander Bublik. The young German is expected to win his first round encounter and progress into the last 16, where he will face either of Lorenzo Sonego or Tommy Paul. The third seed should be able to book his place in the quarterfinals, despite two challenging opponents.

The lower half of the second quarter sees two Spaniards, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Roberto Bautista Agut clashing against each other in Round one. Fokina who is regarded as one of the NextGen players will emerge victorious and is expected to face the tall American, Reilly Opelka in the second round.

Second Quarterfinal Prediction: Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Player to watch out for: Lorenzo Sonego

Bottom Half

Third Quarter

The third quarter is possibly one of the toughest parts of the draw to be in. The quarter is led by the fourth seed, Andrey Rublev who will open his campaign against a qualifier (yet to be decided). Going by the Russian’s recent success on hard court surface, he is expected to have a good week in Rotterdam. His second round opponent will be either of the two wildcards, Robin Haase and the three time Grandslam champion, Andy Murray.

The top half of the third quarter includes the likes of the sixth seed, David Goffin and the French rising star, Ugo Humbert. The French youngster is expected to have a deep run in the Rotterdam Open and boost his rankings further.

Third Quarterfinal Prediction: Ugo Humbert vs Andrey Rublev

Player to watch out for: Ugo Humbert

Fourth Quarter

The fourth quarter includes the likes of the second seeded Greek, Stefanos Tsitsipas. He opens his campaign against the Belarusian, Egor Gerasimov. Tsitsipas is coming at the back of a magnificent Australian Open run, where he reached the semifinals, defeating Rafael Nadal in a thrilling victory in the quarterfinals. He is expected to continue his good form and reach the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open.

Stan Wawrinka, eight seed and the Russian, Karen Khachanov will clash against each other in the first round itself. The three time Grandslam champion, Wawrinka will prevail in a close encounter and will face the Georgian, Nikoloz Basilashvili in the last 16.

Fourth Quarterfinal Prediction: Stan Wawrinka vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Player to Watch out for: Hubert Hurkacz

Quarterfinals

The first quarterfinals will see Daniil Medvedev and Felix Auger Aliassime clashing against each other. Although, the Canadian has the ability to play extraordinary tennis, yet Medvedev will sail through this encounter comfortably. Alexander Zverev, the third seeded German is expected to cut short Davidovich Fokina’s journey and defeat him in the second quarterfinal.

The third quarterfinal promises to be a thriller with two youngster, Andrey Rublev and Ugo Humbert locking horns against each other. The match will be a close three set affair, with Rublev holding his nerve and booking a semifinal berth. The fourth quarterfinal will pit an experienced player, Stan Wawrinka against a NextGen player, Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek will defeat the three time Grandslam champion and progress into the last four.

First Semifinal Prediction: Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev

Second Semifinal Prediction: Andrey Rublev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Semifinals

Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev will lock horns in the first semifinal of the Rotterdam Open. Medvedev has got a measure of the German in their past three encounters as he has beaten him in all of those matches, played on hard court surface. However, Alexander Zverev will be longing for his revenge and is expected to end his losing streak against Medvedev.

The second semifinal will feature a rematch of the French Open 2020 quarterfinal between Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. It is difficult to pick a winner in this mouth-watering semifinal clash, but the Greek star has recently shown us that he has what it takes to be a true champion after his win over Rafael Nadal in Melbourne.

Final Prediction: Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Final

Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will battle against each other to claim the Rotterdam Open title. Both players will be looking forward to clinch their first title of the season. However, Alexander Zverev has been more of a consistent player on hard courts in the past year and is expected to outlast Tsitsipas in a three set thriller.

To lift the Title: Alexander Zverev

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