STARNBERG, April 1, 2024
It is time for the clay-court season! The ATP Tour switches surfaces from hard to clay with three tournaments across three continents.
Ruud to defend Estoril title
Norway’s Casper Ruud will try to successfully defend his title at the Millennium Estoril Open, where stars including Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, Italian Lorenzo Musetti and home favourite Nuno Borges will try to stop him.
UPDATED @EstorilOpen singles main draw with the qualifiers placed:
[Q] Pouille vs. Borges
[Q] Llamas Ruiz vs. Koepfer
[Q] Choinski vs. Fonseca
[Q] Faria vs. Lestiéne pic.twitter.com/iEDDGq4hkI— Millennium #EstorilOpen (@EstorilOpen) March 31, 2024
Shelton, Tiafoe among top seeds in Houston
US-American Ben Shelton leads the way at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston alongside defending champion Frances Tiafoe and Argentines Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Shelton, 21, enters Houston as the No. 1 seed at an ATP Tour event for the second time this season. A 2023 U.S. Open semifinalist, Shelton will look to follow in the footsteps of his father, Bryan, who himself was a River Oaks champion in 1992.
Tiafoe, 26, returns to Houston where he will attempt to become the first player to win back-to-back titles at River Oaks since American Steve Johnson in 2017-2018. Last year, Tiafoe defeated Etcheverry in the final in straight sets to claim his second ATP Tour career title.
The Match Ups 👀 pic.twitter.com/hAsYYAvQCj
— Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Clay (@mensclaycourt) March 30, 2024
Djere top seed in Marrakech
Laslo Djere from Serbia is the top seed at the Grand Prix Hassan II, which will also feature Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka and Matteo Berrettini of Italy.
ATP 250 Grand Prix Hassan II
Men’s Main Draw pic.twitter.com/4bvJvLxqry— ken mckinnon (@kenmckinnon13) March 30, 2024
