Stockholm ATP event snubbed as big names withdraw
At least eight directly entered players have pulled out of the ATP 250 in Stockholm before the main draw. The list includes Davidovich Fokina, Cerúndolo, Bublik and Shapovalov, and the tournament starts next Monday.
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Mesmo antes do sorteio da chave principal, o ATP 250 de Estocolmo já acumula desistências: ao menos oito tenistas com entrada direta retiraram seus nomes, entre eles Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Francisco Cerúndolo, Luciano Darderi, Alexander Bublik, Valentin Vacherot, Denis Shapovalov, Alexander Blockx e Arthur Fery. O torneio começa na próxima segunda-feira.
A competição mudou de data e passou de outubro para novembro, ficando logo depois do Masters 1000 de Paris e antes do ATP Finals de Turim. O fim de temporada próximo pode explicar as saídas: muitos preferem antecipar as férias ou começar a preparação para o ano seguinte, enquanto outros seguem jogando em Paris e até brigam por vaga no Finals.
Não foi possível confirmar se Daniel Mérida e Raphael Collignon, inicialmente entre os alternates, também saíram.
As baixas abriram espaço para Matteo Berrettini, Mariano Navone, Sebastián Báez, Quentin Halys, Luca Van Assche, Jaume Munar, Nuno Borges e Daniel Vallejo. Berrettini, que disputaria o quali, entrou direto na chave — mas desistiu das quartas em Paris contra Carlos Alcaraz, por dores no braço. Ele é o atual 43º do ranking e ex-número 6 do mundo.
Holger Rune, que voltou às quadras na Copa Davis, também está confirmado. O ex-top 4 rompeu o tendão de Aquiles esquerdo na semifinal do ano passado, contra Ugo Humbert. Estocolmo ainda anuncia Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud e o próprio Humbert.
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