Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, and Giulio Zeppieri of Italy, will square off in the 2022 ATP Umag Open semifinal on Saturday.
In July of last year, Carlos Alcaraz won the 2021 Umag title after defeating seasoned player Richard Gasquet in the championship match in straight sets. One year later, Carlos Alacaraz is ranked fifth in the world and has won two Masters tournaments, including a very memorable clay Madrid Masters championship. Alcaraz has a 41-8 record overall and a 25-3 record on clay this year. Last week, he competed in the ATP 500 tournament in Hamburg, where he disappointingly fell to Italian Next Gen Lorenzo Musetti in the championship match. In the second round, the reigning champion overcame Norbert Gombos, while in the quarterfinal, Facundo Bagnis was easily upset by the player.
One of the numerous young Italian athletes created a name for himself by winning five straight games to go to the semifinal, Giulio Zeppieri. The Italian overcame a challenging qualifying draw and defeated both opponents in three sets despite lost the opening set in each match. In the opening round, he ran into Pedro Cachin and lost the opening set once more. Zeppieri beat Cachin despite being a huge underdog by playing tennis that was incredibly appealing. Later, he defeated Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the quarterfinal and Daniel Elahi Galan in the second round. The 20-year-old Italian player is regarded as a top talent and possesses a powerful top spin on his left forehand. He is a tough player and will battle the Alcaraz valiantly.
Carlos Alcaraz and Giulio Zeppieri will take on each other on Saturday July 30 in the semifinal round of the 2022 Croatia open. The competition is scheduled to commence on July 25 and conclude on July 31 this year.
Player | Seed |
Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
Jannick Sinner | 2 |
Holger Rune | 3 |
Sebastian Baez | 4 |
Alex Molcan | 5 |
Daniel Altmaier | 6 |
Fabio Fognini | 7 |
Lorenzo Musetti | 8 |
The Croatia Open 2022 will have five rounds of play, not including the qualifiers. There are the first round, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, and final. Here is the schedule for each stage of the ATP 250 competition.
Competition stage | Dates |
First round | July 25 and 26 |
Round of 16 | July 27 and 28 |
Quarter-final | July 29 |
Semi-final | July 30 |
Final | July 31 |
Here is a list of broadcasters covering the 2022 Croatia Open