Geneva Open 2022: Men’s Singles Draw Preview and Prediction
Casper Ruud, Dominic Thiem, and Daniil Medvedev
The 2022 Geneva Open will commence on May 15 and will be the last tune-up tournament before the French Open. The tournament will also mark the return of US Open champion Daniil Medvedev on tour after a month’s absence.
Tournament Details:
- Tournament: Geneva Open 2022
- Date: May 15- May 21, 2022
- Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
- Venue: Geneva, Switzerland
- Surface: Clay Court
- Prize Money: €534,555
- Defending champion: Casper Ruud
Top Seeds at the Geneva Open 2022
- Daniil Medvedev
- Casper Ruud
- Denis Shapovalov
- Reilly Opelka
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Tommy Paul
- Federico Delbonis
- Alexander Bublik
Men’s Singles Draw Preview
Top Half
World No.2 Daniil Medvedev will mark his clay season debut at Geneva as the top seed and will headline the top half of the draw. He receives a first-round bye along with the other 4 top seeds. He will open his campaign against the winner of the match between John Millman and Richard Gasquet. He is drawn opposite 8th seed Alexander Bublik who opens against Kamil Majchrzak and will face either a qualifier or former US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the second round. It is a possibility that Thiem and Medvedev could meet in the last 8.
Third seed Denis Shapovalov will face either Ilya Ivashka or Marcos Giron in the second round and is drawn in the same quarter as 5th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili who plays a qualifier in the first round. Basilashvili will face either Pablo Andujar or Jaoa Sousa in the Round of 16. The Georgian is expected to face Shapovalov in the quarterfinal.
1st Semifinal Prediction: Daniil Medvedev vs Denis Shapovalov
Bottom Half
In form, Casper Ruud will headline the bottom half of the draw and has been handed a relatively easy draw. He will play either Frenchman Benoit Paire or Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round. Federico Delbonis is seeded 7th and will face Ricardas Berankis in the opening round with the winner facing either Fabio Fognini or Thanasi Kokkinakis. The winner of this small section will face Ruud in the quarterfinal.
Big serving American and 4th seed Reilly Opelka gets a very easy draw and will be up against either a qualifier or Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the Round of 16. Sixth seed Tommy Paul is also in the third quarter and will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the first round. He will face either a qualifier or Swiss wildcard Leandro Riedi in the second round and could face countryman Opelka in the last 8.
2nd Semifinal Prediction: Casper Ruud vs Reilly Opelka
Semifinals
Top seed Daniil Medvedev will be up against third seed Denis Shapovalov in the first semifinal. Medvedev is returning from injury and doesn’t bode well with clay either. On the contrary, Shapovalov is in good form and even defeated Rafael Nadal on clay. The Canadian will be the favorite to win the match.
In the second semifinal, second seed Casper Ruud will lock horns against 4th seed Reilly Opelka. Ruud is one of the best clay-court players on the current tour while Opelka relies on his kick serve to score points on the red dirt. Ruud will start the favorite and shouldn’t have much trouble getting past the American giant.
Geneva Open Final: Denis Shapovalov vs Casper Ruud
Final
In the repeat of 2021 final, Denis Shapovalov will face Casper Ruud in the final of the 2022 Geneva Open. Shapovalov will be high on confidence after a good outing in Rome and will want to avenge his quarterfinal loss to Ruud. Taking nothing away from Shapovalov, but Ruud is a better player on the red dirt than him and hence he will be the favorite to defend his title at Geneva once again.
Champion: Casper Ruud
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