Home / Sports / Clay Court Classics: Rublev, Bublik, Ruud Chase Titles
Clay Court Classics: Rublev, Bublik, Ruud Chase Titles
13 Jul
Summary
- Rublev, Bublik, Ruud, and Cobolli headline European clay court tournaments.
- Three ATP 250 tournaments are taking place this week.
- Wawrinka will play his final Gstaad tournament before retiring.
The ATP Tour transitions from grass to clay with three ATP 250 tournaments commencing this week: the Nordea Open in Bastad, the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad, and the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik, Casper Ruud, and Flavio Cobolli are the headline players across these events.
In Bastad, defending champion Andrey Rublev leads the charge, aiming for his first tour-level title of the season. He faces tough competition from in-form clay-courter Luciano Darderi and other top 50 players. Wild cards have been granted to rising talents like Moise Kouame.
Gstaad sees defending champion Bublik and two-time winner Ruud as top seeds. A poignant storyline is the participation of home hero Stan Wawrinka, who plans to retire later this year and will play in Gstaad one last time. Wild cards have also been awarded to Swiss players Jerome Kym and Dominic Stricker.
Flavio Cobolli, fresh off a Roland Garros final appearance, tops the draw in Umag. He is joined by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Croatian talent Dino Prizmic. Strong contenders Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Matteo Arnaldi are also in the mix for the Umag title.
