ATP Marseille 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview, Analysis, and Prediction for Open 13 Provence


ATP Marseille 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview, Analysis, and Prediction for Open 13 Provence

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime

The last indoor hardcourt tournament before the clay-court season, the Open 13 Provence tournament in Marseille will begin from February 14 and will feature some big names like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, and Felix Auger Aliassime.

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Tournament Details:

  • Tournament: Open 13 Provence 2022
  • Date: February 14 – 20
  • Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
  • Venue: Marseille, France
  • Surface: Hardcourt
  • Prize Money: €545,200
  • Defending Champion: Daniil Medvedev

Top Seeds at the Open 13 Provence 2022

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Andrey Rublev
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime
  • Aslan Karatsev
  • Ilya Ivashka
  • Tallon Griekspoor
  • Alexei Popyrin
  • Gianluca Mager

Men’s Singles Draw Analysis and Prediction

Top Half

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas

World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas will headline the top half of the draw. The Greek is in amazing form this season and will definitely be the favorite to win the title in Marseille. He will face a Frenchman, Hugo Gaston or Corentin Moutet in the Round of 16 and is drawn against 7th seed Alexei Popyrin who plays Benjamin Bonzi in the first round. Tsitsipas and Popyrin are expected to meet in the quarterfinals.

Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime has been in fantastic form too and will face either Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Gilles Simon in the second round. 5th seed Ilya Ivashka will take on Norbert Gombos in the opening round and the winner will face either Stefano Travaglia or Henri Laaksonen in the Round of 16. Felix will have an easy outing until the semifinals.

First Semi-Final Prediction: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Felix Auger-Aliassime

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Bottom Half

Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev

Second seed Andrey Rublev, who has had a decent start to the 2022 season, will headline the bottom half of the draw and will face either Frenchman Richard Gasquet or Mikael Ymer in the Round of 16. Sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor will face Lucas Pouille in the first round and will face the winner of the match between Radu Albot and Dennis Novak. Rublev and Griekspoor are expected to lock horns in the quarterfinal.

Russian 4th seed Aslan Karatsev is expected to face young sensation Holger Rune in the Round of 16 after getting an opening-round bye. Italian 8th seed Gianluca Mager will face Kamil Majchrzak in the opening round and then will face either a qualifier or doubles specialist, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, in the second round.

Second Semi-Final Prediction: Aslan Karatsev vs Andrey Rublev

Semifinals

Felix Auger-Aliassime
Felix Auger-Aliassime

In the repeat of the Rotterdam Open Final last week, Stefanos Tsitsipas will have to battle Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first semifinal. Felix defeated Tsitsipas in the Rotterdam final last week but the Greek still will have an advantage over the Canadian. Expect the top seed to avenge his loss from last week.

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In all All-Russian semifinal, Aslan Karatsev will be up against Andrey Rublev. Both the players are very well-versed with each others’ game but given his big match temperament, Rublev will start with a slight advantage.

ATP Marseille 2022 Final: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Andrey Rublev

Final

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas

The two highest-ranked players of the tournament, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Andrey Rublev will lock horns in the final. Tsitispas has had an incredible start to the 2022 season while things haven’t been ideal for Rublev. Expect a thriller going down the distance with Tsitsipas winning the title in Marseille.

Champion: Stefanos Tsitsipas

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