After the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, the ball village has returned to the ATP Tour tournament. At the end of August, the last Grand Slam of the year is the US Open will officially start. Therefore, the current players are attending the tournaments running on the hard ground.
Exactly 1 week before the US Open, there will be another tournament for male players, Winston-Salem Open. This is a tournament in the ATP 250 category, held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA).
In Winston-Salem Open, there will be 48 players participating in the competition. In particular, there are 16 players ranked seeds. All 16 seeds will be exempted from the first round. With the absence of Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev will be ranked No. 1.
In addition, the tournament brings together many other prominent names such as former tennis players in the top 10 David Goffin and former US Open Marin Cilic. Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, Frances Tiafoe, Lorenzo Musetti, Emil Ruusuvuori, Carlos Alcaraz, Benoit Paire, Corentin Moutet and Alexander Bub are also notable faces.
Today, August 25, the first round of Winston-Salem Open 2021 will continue. In particular, the focus will be the competition between Frances Tiafoe and Andy Murray. The two players will encounter each other at about 06:00 am on August 25.
After a long struggle with injury, Andy Murray returned and played in some tournaments. Although no high results, his performances are still very awaited. The world's number one will start Winston -Salem Open with Tiafoe's encounter – the young star is ranked 51st in the ATP rankings.
Tennis schedule today 25/8
