In the opening round of the 2022 European Open in Antwerp on Monday, world number 50 Jack Draper will compete against Jenson Brooksby, who is rated 42.
Draper hadn’t played a competitive match since losing to Karen Khachanov in the third round of the US Open, which was the last time he had set foot on the court. Draper, 20, will be fired up to go again as he looks to continue his rapid journey up the rankings list after having his first successful season at the highest level. After all, Draper, who was formerly ranked 265th in the world this season, is now among the top 50 thanks to his four Challenger circuit championship wins, a semifinal appearance at the Eastbourne International, and a second quarterfinal appearance in Montreal.
Despite only being 21 years old, Brooksby has already demonstrated his potential this season, rising to 33rd in the world before settling in at 42nd. The American entered this tournament coming off a shocking three-set loss to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the Florence Open after reaching the semifinals of the Korea Open earlier this month. Brooksby had just advanced to the third round at the US Open, thus this defeat was out of character.
Jack Draper and Jenson Brooksby are scheduled to face each other in the first round of the 2022 ATP European Open on Monday, October 17. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 17 and end on October 23.
The ATP European Open will have five rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The competition’s main draw is set to commence on October 17, 2022 and conclude on October 23, 2022.
Date | Competition Stage |
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October 17 | Round of 32 |
October 19 | Round of 16 |
October 20 | Quarter-finals |
October 22 | Semi-finals |
October 23 | Final |
Player | Seed |
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Hubert Hurkacz | 1 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 2 |
Diego Schwartzman | 3 |
Karen Khachanov | 4 |
Dan Evans | 5 |
Francisco Cerundolo | 6 |
Botic van de Zandschulp | 7 |
Y. Nishioka | 8 |
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