STARNBERG, October 23, 2023

The Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin continues to heat up this week with just three weeks to go until the Nitto ATP Finals. A host of players will jockey for position at a pair of European ATP 500s.

Already-qualified Daniil Medvedev of Russia headlines the field at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, where Top 10 stars Jannik Sinner from Italy, Russian Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Alexander Zverev from Germany also compete.

🚨 MAIN DRAW IS OUT 🚨 Some 🔥 first-round matchups at #erstebankopen 2023 🎾💥 #ATPVienna #ATP500 pic.twitter.com/F1WKqAwv27

— Erste Bank Open (@ErsteBankOpen) October 21, 2023

Tsitsipas will take on home favourite Dominic Thiem in a first-round clash. “He is certainly the favorite, but if I bring my performance onto the court, I definitely have a chance,” Thiem said of his upcoming task.

“The recent matches have all been very close and were decided in the tie-break of the last set. Especially indoors, only a few points often make the difference.”

The support of the home crowd will be crucial for the Austrian. “In the early years here, maybe it inhibited me a bit. Now it’s not like that anymore, especially since I won the tournament in 2019. I look forward to the positive energy of the fans, which is incredibly helpful for me,” said Thiem.

Rune, Ruud to headline Swiss Indoors Basel

Denmark’s Holger Rune, Casper Ruud of Norway and US-American Taylor Fritz will all take to court at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is the defending champion.

ATP500 Basel main singles draw (pdf view) pic.twitter.com/2Zj5KXn69z

— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) October 21, 2023