May 21, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Geneva is the smaller of the two tournaments this week – a 250, with Hamburg being a 500.

But Geneva has Novak Djokovic, who is looking for any kind of form leading up to another Grand Slam where he will try to pull off No. 25.

Djokovic is 5-0 against old foe Marton Fucsovics, with three of those meetings taking place at three different Grand Slams on three different surfacese. But Fucsovics has done better in the best-of-three format, which probably doesn’t surprise you.

In Hamburg, a tasty potential matchup between Félix Auger-Aliassime and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Two more players looking for form, but Mpetshi got back on track last week by dropping down and playing a Challenger tournament – and winning it.

(Geneva and Hamburg are six hours ahead of EDT).

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Bitpanda Hamburg Open
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Category: ATP 500  
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  May 18 – 24, 2025
Prize Money: €2,158,560
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Order of play

 

Centre Court (Noon start – 6 a.m. EDT)

1. [2] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) H2H

2. [3] Andrey Rublev (RUS) vs. [WC] Justin Engel (GER) H2H

3. [1/WC] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. Alexandre Muller (FRA) H2H (not before 3 p.m.)

4. [6] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) (not before 6 p.m.)

 

 

M1

1. [4] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs. Jiri Lehecka (CZE) H2H

2. [5] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA) H2H (not before 1:30 p.m.)

3. [7] Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs. Luciano Darderi (ITA) H2H

4. [2] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) vs. Christian Harrison / Evan King (USA) (not before 5 p.m.)

 

 

M2

1. [1] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) vs. Sander Gille (BEL) / Jan Zielinski (POL)

2. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) (not before 1 p.m.)

3. Jamie Murray (GBR) / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs. [WC] Andreas Mies / Patrick Zahraj (GER)

4. [3] Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) vs. Julian Cash / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)

 

 

 

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Gonet Geneva Open
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Category: ATP 250  
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  May 18 – 24, 2025
Prize Money: €596,035
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Order of play

 

Center Court (11:30 a.m. start – 5:30 a.m. EDT)

1. [1] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Quentin Halys (FRA) H2H

2. [4] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs. Kei Nishikori (JPN) H2H (not before 1 p.m.)

3. [6] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) H2H

4. [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) (not before 6 p.m.)

5. [3] Tomas Machac (CZE) vs. [Q] Cameron Norrie (GBR) H2H

 

 

Court 1

1. [2] Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Robert Galloway (USA) vs. Julian Schnaitter / Mark Wallner (GER)

2. Nuno Borges (POR) vs. [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) H2H (not before 12:30 p.m.)

3. [8] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs. Fabian Marozsan (HUN) H2H

4. [5] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs. Jacob Fearnley (GBR) H2H

 

 

Court 2

1. Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul (FRA) vs. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Austin Krajicek (USA)

2. Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) vs. Francisco Cabral (POL) / Lucas Miedler (AUT)

3. [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs. Alexander Erler (AUS) / Constantin Frantzen (GER)

4. Ariel Behar (URU) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) vs. [WC] Jakub Paul / Dominic Stricker (SUI)

 

 

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