The 31-year-old Spaniard has had a successful year, winning his first ATP 1000 championship at the Canadian Open.
Pablo Carreno Busta, the world No. 14, will make his Sofia Open debut in the second round on Thursday after receiving a first-round bye. The second seed will be competing for the first match since losing in the fourth round of the US Open. The 31-year-old Spaniard has had a successful year, winning his first ATP 1000 championship at the Canadian Open. Carreno Busta, who was also a finalist in Barcelona this year, won his seventh career title in a 12th final by defeating Hubert Hurkacz. This season, he is 31-19 overall and 18-7 on hard courts. In addition to the two finals, he reached the last four in Bastad and the quarterfinals in Halle.
On Wednesday, Marc-Andrea Huesler defeated French qualifier Geoffrey Blancaneaux in straight sets in the first round. The Swiss saved his sole break point of the encounter and converted 2 of 2 to win the one-hour, 36-minute match 6-4, 6-4. Huesler, who reached the Winston-Salem Open semifinals this year, will be attempting to reach his second quarterfinal of the season.
Pablo Carreno Busta and Marc-Andrea Huesler are scheduled to face each other in the round of 16 of the 2022 ATP Sofia Open on Thursday, September 29. The tournament is scheduled to begin on September 26 and end on October 2.
The ATPÂ Sofia Open 2022Â will feature five rounds of competition apart from the qualifying matches. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. The tournament is scheduled to start on Monday, September 26 and conclude on Sunday, October 2.
Date | Competition Stage |
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September 26 | Round of 32 |
September 27 | Round of 32 |
September 28 | Round of 16 |
September 30 | Quarter-final |
October 1 | Semi-final |
October 2 | Final |
Player | Seed |
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Jannik Sinner | 1 |
Pablo Carreno Busta | 2 |
Grigor Dimitrov | 3 |
Lorenzo Musetti | 4 |
Holger Rune | 5 |
Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 |
Jack Draper | 7 |
Oscar Otte | 8 |
For this year’s edition, the total prize money is €534,555. The winner will receive €81,310 in cash as well as 250 ranking points.
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