After Rome Masters 2021, the attention will be poured back to Switzerland and France, where the ATP 250 awards are Geneva Open and Lyon Open. Although the rank is not high, both tournaments attract a lot of attention when there are many famous players.
At Geneva Open 2021, the name that received the most attention was Roger Federer. Accordingly, this is the second tournament in the world -class player in the world this year, after Qatar Exxonmobil Open (Doha). Earlier, he had to take a break for 13 months after 2 knee injury surgeries in 2020.
Today (May 18), Federer will fight the opening, with the opponent Pablo Andujar in the second round. This match will take place at about 20:00 today. This Spanish player is currently ranked 75th in the ATP rankings and has just surpassed Jordan Thompson in the first round.
In Lyon Open, the most notable match today is the competition between Aslan Karatsev and Jannik Sinner. After being eliminated early in Monte Carlo, Madrid Open and Rome Masters, Sinner continued to choose Lyon Open to run the momentum for Roland Garros. The opponent of the 19 -year -old player in the first round is Aslan Karatsev – who ranks 25th in the world chart.
Other noteworthy names play at Lyon Open such as Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Diego Schwartzman will be tried tomorrow.
Tennis schedule today 18/5
*The competition time can change
