European Open 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview and Prediction
Hubert Hurkacz, Andy Murray, and Dominic Thiem
The 2022 European Open will begin on October 17 and will feature the likes of Hubert Hurkacz, Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem, and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Tournament Details:
- Tournament: European Open 2022
- Date: October 17–23 2022
- Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
- Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
- Surface: Hard Court
- Prize Money: €648,130
- Defending champion: Jannik Sinner
Top Seeds at the European Open 2022
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Diego Schwartzman
- Karen Khachanov
- Dan Evans
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Botic Van De Zandschulp
- Yoshihito Nishioka
Men’s Singles Draw Preview
Top Half
Hubert Hurkacz will headline the top half of the draw and as always, gets a first-round bye along with the other Top 4 seeds. He will face either Jack Draper or Jenson Brooksby in a tough second round match. 6th seed Francisco Cerundolo is also in the first quarter and will face Marc-Andrea Huesler in the opening round. He will face either Michael Greets or Dominic Thiem in the second round. Either Thiem or Cerundolo could face Hurkacz in the last 8.
Karen Khachanov, seeded 4th, will open his campaign against the winner of the All-American clash between Marcos Giron and Sebastian Korda. Japanese 8th seed Yoshihito Nishioka will face a qualifier in the first round and will then face either Andy Murray or Jaume Munar in the second round. Either Nishioka or Murray could go on to face Khachanov in the last 8.
First Semifinal Prediction: Hubert Hurkacz vs Andy Murray
Bottom Half
Second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime will headline the bottom half of the draw and will face either a qualifier or Arthur Rinderknech in the second round. He is expected to meet 5th seed Dan Evans in the quarterfinals who opens his campaign against Tallon Griekspoor. Evans will then face a qualifier or Constant Lestienne in the Round of 16.
Third seed Diego Schwartzman will face either of the local boys- David Goffin or Gilles Arnaud Bailly in the second round. Meanwhile, Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp will meet a qualifier in the first round and will go on to face either veteran- Richard Gasquet or Stan Wawrinka in the second round.
Second Semifinal Prediction: Diego Schwartzman vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
Also Read: Stockholm Open 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview and Prediction
Semifinals
Top seed Hubert Hurkacz will meet 3-time grand slam champion Andy Murray in the first semifinal. Hurkacz has done well this season but Murray is playing better with each passing day and the surface at Antwerp will suit him too.
In the second semi-final, Diego Schwartzman will be up against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Schwartzman has been very inconsistent all year which isn’t the case with his opponent. Felix will be the favorite to win the match.
European Open Final: Andy Murray vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
Final
In an exciting clash, Andy Murray will take on Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final of the 2022 European Open. Murray has done well in patches this season but has a very good game for the indoor hard courts. Felix too has shots to use the pace of the court and is one of the better players of the season. Expect a good match with Felix winning the title.
Champion: Felix Auger-Aliassime
Also Read: Nick Kyrgios gets a “thumbs up” from Wally Masur for his changed behavior on the court and off it
Also Read: “Shameful” 9-times champion Novak Djokovic again disrespected by the Australian Open organizers
Lakshya Chopra
(2596 Articles Published)