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.
The two most prominent names attending Winston-Salem Open are Andy Murray and Nick Kyrgios. However, the most appreciated player in this tournament is the Pablo Carreno Busta Olympic Medal – who has just won bronze medals at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. In the past, he had once crowned at Winston -Salem in 2016.
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 24/8, the first round of Winston-Salem Open 2021 will officially start. The first 3 matches will take place at 2:00 pm.
Tennis schedule today 24/8
