Daniil MEDVEDEV (RUS) plays Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) during the Mens Final on Rod Laver Arena on Day 14 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday, February 21, 2021. MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT Tennis Australia/ ROB PREZIOSO
Despite a large number of withdrawals the ATP 500 Rotterdam event, which begins today, boasts a class field led by Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev.
Chasing down the No.2 ranking after a stellar five months, Medvedev will be the top seed in Rotterdam, where no seeds receive a first round bye.
But missing from the tournament are a host of stars, including Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carrena Busta, Gael Monfils, Denis Shapovalov and Rafa Nadal.
Other withdrawals include Brit Dan Evans, Taylor Fritz, Milos Raonic and Norwegian Caspar Ruud.
Players replacing withdrawals are Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, Tommy Paul and Reilly Opelka from the USA, Japan’s Kei Nishikori, German Jan-Lennard Struff, Nikoloz Basilashvili, Alejandro Davidovich Fokinoa from Spain and Australia’s John Millman.
See the fill draw below:
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