ATP Sydney Tennis Classic 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview, Analysis and Prediction
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Aslan Karatsev, Nikoloz Basilashvili, Andy Murray
The ATP Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 will be the 128th edition of one of the oldest tennis tournaments in history and is played simultaneously on both the ATP and WTA Tour. It will be the third tournament of the season and is categorised as one of the ATP-250 events of the Tour.
Historically, the tournament was scheduled in the first week but it was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the ATP Cup that is played during the same dates in Sydney. This year’s tournament however has been accommodated in the calendar once again as it begins upon the conclusion of the ongoing 2022 ATP Cup.
Tournament Details:
- Tournament: ATP Sydney Tennis Classic 2022
- Date: January 10 – 15, 2021
- Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 24 (Doubles)
- Venue: NSW Tennis Center, Sydney
- Surface: Hard Court
- Prize Money: $521,000
- Defending champion: Alex de Minaur
ATP Sydney Tennis Classic 2022
- Aslan Karatsev
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Daniel Evans
- Reilly Opelka
- Lorenzo Sonego
- Dusan Lajovic
- Fabio Fognini
- David Goffin
Men’s Singles Draw Analysis and Prediction
Top Half
Top-seeded Aslan Karatsev gets a bye in the first round and is most likely to meet Miomir Kecmanovic who will start against a qualifier or one of the lucky losers. 5th seeded Lorenzo Sonego will start against French youngster Hugo Gaston with the winner set to take on Federico Coria who will be the favourite in his first-round tie against one of the qualifiers or lucky loser.
3rd seeded Dan Evans gets a bye and will play the winner of the clash between defending champion Alex de Minaur and Pedro Martinez. 6th seeded Dusan Lajovic will be the favourite in his clash against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina with the winner set to play the winner of the clash between Maxime Cressy and Adrian Mannarino.
First Semi-Final Prediction: Aslan Karatsev vs Maxime Cressy
Bottom Half
2nd seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili gets a bye in the first round and is most likely to play wildcard entrant Andy Murray who will start against a lucky loser or a qualifier. Albert Ramos Vinolas will start against Federico Delbonis and the winner will take on the survivor from the clash between David Goffin and one of the qualifiers or lucky loser.
4th seeded Reilly Opelka gets a bye in round one and will take on the winner between the clash of Marcos Giron and wildcard entrant Jordan Thompson. American Brandon Nakashima will start against a qualifier or a lucky loser and will be the favourite to take on the winner between the match of Nick Kyrgios and 7th seeded Fabio Fognini.
Second Semi-Final Prediction: Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Reilly Opelka
Semi-Finals
Karatsev will make his Tour debut in Sydney while Cressy who started the season as a qualifier in the ATP Melbourne, has made his way to the finals. The American has picked up some tough wins and could put Karatsev in a spot during their potential showdown. The only thing Karatsev will have in his corner will be the experience of big matches and that could bail him out eventually.
Unlike Karatsev and Cressy, Basilashvili and Opelka have played against each other on the Tour earlier. While Opelka fell to Cressy in Melbourne, the big American can certainly make a strong comeback as he has done earlier while Basliashvili will be changing courts as he was representing Georgia at the 2022 ATP Cup where they crashed out from the group stages.
Final Prediction: Aslan Karatsev vs Reilly Opelka
ATP Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 Finals:
It could be the 2nd potential meeting between Opelka and Karatsev who last met in the 3rd round of the 2021 Rome Masters. While both the players have shown their best games on hardcourts, it could be a thrilling battle for the title as it will be the last chance of preparation as the Grand Slam will begin from 17th January and the final is scheduled on 15th January.
Champion: Aslan Karatsev
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