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Switzerland, Czech Republic, USA Maintain Davis Cup World Group Status

Switzerland, Czech Republic, USA Maintain Davis Cup World Group Status

  • Posted: Sep 20, 2015

SWITZERLAND 4, NETHERLANDS 1
Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (Indoors)

Roger Federer improved to 40-8 lifetime in singles rubbers for Switzerland to help the defending champion to an unassailable 3-1 lead against the Netherlands. Federer added to Friday’s victory over Jesse Huts Galung, by defeating Thiemo de Bakker 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 44 minutes.

INDIA 1, CZECH REPUBLIC 3
New Dehli, India – Hard (Outdoors)

Czech Republic maintained its World Group status after Jiri Vesely gave the three-time champion a 2-1 lead over India, following a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win over Yuki Bhambri in the first reverse singles rubber. Vesely won 80 per cent of his first service points and hit 10 aces for victory in two hours and 12 minutes. He is now 3-4 lifetime in singles rubbers, bouncing back from Friday’s loss to India’s Somdev Devvarman. Czech Republic has not dropped from the World Group since 2006. The fifth rubber between Devvarman and Lukas Rosol was not played.

UZBEKISTAN 1, UNITED STATES 3
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Clay (Outdoors)

World No. 29 Jack Sock won his second rubber of the tie to qualify 32-time champion United States for the 2016 World Group. Sock defeated No. 62-ranked Denis Istomin 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 29 minutes. In beating Farrukh Dustov on Friday, Sock became the first American to win a live singles rubber on his debut since Robby Ginepri in 2004 against Austria. “To get two wins and play solid matches for me gives me a lot of confidence, especially after New York and having to pull out and retire there,” said Sock. “It was a low point and that was my favorite tournament of the year. It’s tough to go out that way. This will give me a lot of confidence for the rest of the year.The fifth rubber between Dustov and Steve Johnson was not contested.”

RUSSIA 1, ITALY 4
Irkutsk, Russia – Hard (Indoors)

Fabio Fognini ensured Italy, the 1976 titlist, competes in the World Group for the fifth straight year after he overcame Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(5). “My mind was pushing me today,” said Fognini. “I was feeling the ball good, but at the same time I was tired. I’m happy because we’re still alive in the World Group.” Russia has not played in the World Group since 2012.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1, GERMANY 3
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Hard (Outdoors)

Philipp Kohlschreiber spoiled Dominican Republic’s bid for a first World Group appearance, downing Victor Estrella Burgos 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the tie for Germany. The European nation extends its stay in the top tier to 11 consecutive years, having spent just three years out of the World Group since 1981. Kohlschreiber, who has won seven of his last eight Davis Cup matches – singles and doubles – needed just under two hours to clinch the tie. He fired 25 winners and converted on six of 10 break chances.

BRAZIL 1, CROATIA 3
Florianopolis, Brazil – Clay (Outdoors)

Croatia stormed back from a 0-1 deficit to remain in the World Group, relying on heroics from its teen star Borna Coric to defeat Brazil. The Croatians clinched the tie when Thomaz Bellucci retired due to injury while trailing 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4), 4-0. Bellucci handed the Brazilians the initial edge on Friday, but Coric notched a pair of singles victories and Ivan Dodig and Franko Skugor teamed to upset Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in doubles. Brazil has now lost eight of the last 10 World Group Play-offs it has contested over the last 10 years.

POLAND 3, SLOVAKIA 2
Gdynia, Poland – Hard (Indoors)

Martin Klizan forced a deciding rubber between Poland and Slovakia, after beating Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3, but Michal Przysiezny would save the tie for the Poles. The 31 year old earned a convincing win over Norbert Gombos 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 50 minutes to seal Poland’s first ever appearance in the World Group. He turned aside all three break points faced, while hitting 47 winners. Slovakia’s absence from the top tier is extended to 10 years with the defeat.

COLOMBIA 2, JAPAN 3
Pereira, Colombia – Clay

Japan completed the comeback over Colombia, winning both reverse singles rubbers on Sunday to return to the 2016 World Group. They did not drop a set as Kei Nishikori defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3) and Taro Daniel sealed the tie with a 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 victory over Alejandro Falla. It marked the second straight time Japan rallied from 1-2 down against Colombia, following a stunning win in Tokyo at this stage of the competition in 2013. Colombia was denied a World Group Play-offs win for the fourth straight time.

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Wild Card Youzhny To Open Against Robredo

Wild Card Youzhny To Open Against Robredo

  • Posted: Sep 20, 2015

Mikhail Youzhny, who reached No. 8 in the world in 2008, found himself in familiar territory when he attended the draw ceremony for the St. Petersburg Open. The ATP World Tour 250 tournament returns to the Russian city after a one-year hiatus.

Youzhny will play against Tommy Robredo in the first round. He is one of three Russian wild cards in the tournament, joining compatriots Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey Rublev.

“I’m happy to be back in St. Petersburg,” said Youzhny, the 2004 St. Petersburg champion. “It’s an important tournament for my career and one that I try to play every year. Everyone was disappointed when the tournament didn’t take place last year, but now we can see how well-organized it is for an [ATP World Tour] 250 event. The stadium is nice. You can feel the atmosphere.

“It will be a tough tournament, with so many players coming back from Davis Cup and trying to adjust,” added Youzhny. “You can already see that there will be many good matches, even in the first round. For tennis fans, it will be really interesting.”

Headlining the 28-man field are World No. 6 Tomas Berdych and No. 9 Milos Raonic. Rising Austrian star Dominic Thiem, Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, Tommy Robredo, Benoit Paire, Joao Sousa and Mikhail Kukushkin are the other seeded players.

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Berlocq/Mayer Push Belgians To The Brink

Berlocq/Mayer Push Belgians To The Brink

  • Posted: Sep 19, 2015

BELGIUM 1, ARGENTINA 2
Brussels, Belgium – Hard (Indoors)

Argentina is on the verge of moving into its fifth Davis Cup final after Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer defeated Ruben Bemelmans and Steve Darcis 6-2, 7-6(2), 5-7, 7-6(5) on Saturday.

Both teams showed resiliency in the four-hour battle. The Belgians saved 16 of 21 break points faced, while the Argentinians went 13-for-17 on break chances against. Berlocq/Mayer played more aggressively on the day, striking 82 winners to their opponents’ 64.

“Playing in Davis Cup is a dream come true and we formed a great team today,” said Berlocq during the pre-match on-court interview. “Hopefully, we can get one more win.”

Indeed, the chief priority for the visiting team will be to win one of the two reverse single rubbers on Sunday. This is Argentina’s 10th semi-final appearance in 14 years, but they have only won four of those ties to move into the Davis Cup final.

Leading off on the third day of the tie will be the teams’ respective No. 1s, David Goffin and Leonardo Mayer. Goffin is the higher-ranked of the two at No. 15 in the world to Mayer’s No. 39. The Belgian won the pair’s lone tour-level meeting (Winston-Salem 2014), but both players have yet to face off on clay or in a best-of-five format.

“It’s been four hours, two days, long matches but I have energy,” Mayer told Daviscup.com. “Davis Cup is like this, and I love playing in Davis Cup.”

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Murrays Unite To Hand Great Britain Advantage

  • Posted: Sep 19, 2015

GREAT BRITAIN 2, AUSTRALIA 1
Glasgow, Scotland – Hard (Indoors)

Great Britain is one match win away from reaching the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978 (l. to United States). The nine-time champion leads 28-time titlist Australia 2-1 after a dramatic doubles rubber on Saturday.

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray secured a tense win over Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 in just under four hours.

Since 2013, Andy Murray has helped Great Britain win 14 of its 16 rubbers. On Sunday, he’ll take on Australia’s Bernard Tomic in the first reverse singles rubber.

“It was an incredible match, to come back from the disappointment of losing the fourth set,” said Andy Murray on BBC Television. “We kept creating chances, we stuck together like brothers should and managed to come up with enough good returns. We had to keep the energy up at the beginning of the fifth set – it was important for us to get a good start.”

Jamie Murray added, “We let it slip a bit but we kept fighting and got right back on it. It was so good, it was so noisy, it was magic.”

The Murrays, playing together on Scottish soil at tour-level for just the second time, could not convert one match point opportunity at 6/5 in the fourth set tie-break with Groth crossing for an intercepted volley. Groth and Hewitt took the encounter to a fifth set, when the Murrays both went for the same volley. Groth’s nerve failed him on serve at 4-5 in the decider and the Murrays capitalised on his loss of concentration.

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Czech Republic, USA On Brink Of 2016 Davis Cup World Group

  • Posted: Sep 19, 2015

UZBEKISTAN 1, UNITED STATES 2
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Clay (Outdoors)

Steve Johnson, making his debut in the tie, and Sam Querrey gave 32-time champion United States a 2-1 advantage with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Farrukh Dustov and Denis Istomin in one hour and 33 minutes. “I thought we played really well,” said Querrey, who partnered Johnson to the recent US Open semi-finals. “We are a confident doubles team coming in and I thought we did everything that we do well, we did. I served well, Stevie cleaned up stuff at the net. I was hitting forehands. He was hitting forehands. It was a solid win and we are happy to get a point for the team.” Istomin will face Jack Sock in Sunday’s first reverse singles, with Dustov scheduled to challenge Johnson in the final rubber.

INDIA 1, CZECH REPUBLIC 2
New Dehli, India – Hard (Outdoors)

Three-time champion Czech Republic is on the brink of clinching a spot in the 2016 World Group after Adam Pavlasek and Radek Stepanek silenced Indian support with victory in the doubles rubber. The Czechs took a 2-1 lead in the tie after a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 win over Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes in two hours and nine minutes. Pavlasek, 20, is playing only his second Davis Cup rubber. “The doubles is a very important point to win when the series is at 1-1,” said Stepanek. “It was an important break that we got in the first set, and we were able to win it. That gave us a lot of confidence and as the match grew longer, we became more confident.” In Sunday’s reverse singles, Yuki Bhambri meets Jiri Vesely in the first rubbers, with Somdev Devvarman and Lukas Rosol in the fifth rubber.

RUSSIA 1,  ITALY 2
Irkutsk, Russia – Hard (Indoors)

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini, who teamed up to win this year’s Australian Open title, helped Italy to a 2-1 lead against Russia following a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(2) victory over Evgeny Donskoy and Konstantin Kravchuk. “Fabio played so well today, on both his serve and at the net,” said Fognini. “I think we played better than them in the key points, but it was very tough.” Italy has competed in the World Group for the past four years.

SWITZERLAND 2, NETHERLANDS 1
 Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (Indoors)

The Netherlands gave itself a lifeline against Switzerland when Matwe Middelkoop and Thiemo de Bakker saved 11 of 13 break point opportunities to defeat Marco Chiudinelli and Roger Federer 7-6(7), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in three hours and 20 minutes. Middelkoop was making his first appearance for the Netherlands since 2009. Federer is scheduled to meet de Bakker in Sunday’s first reserve singles, with Stan Wawrinka playing Jesse Huta Galung in the fifth rubber.

POLAND 2, SLOVAKIA 1
Gydnia, Poland – Hard (Indoors)

Poland is one match win away from a place in the World Group for the first time. Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski overcame Slovakia’s Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Slovakia captain Miloslav Mecir praised Matkowski, saying, “He was serving fantastic and even returning very well. He was playing with a lot of speed and smart placement of the ball, so it was very tough for our guys.” Jerzy Janowicz plays Martin Klizan in Sunday’s first reverse singles rubber.

BRAZIL 1, CROATIA 2
Florianopolis, Brazil – Clay (Outdoors)

Croatia is on the verge of clinching an away tie against Brazil thanks to a 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(3) win by Ivan Dodig and Franko Skugor against Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares. The Croats won 31 of 45 net points and saved 11 break opportunities during the match, which lasted three hours and 30 minutes. The visiting team, which has been part of the World Group for 12 of the past 13 years, needs one more win to remain in the top tier of Davis Cup competition for 2016. Borna Coric will take on Thomaz Bellucci in Sunday’s first reverse singles rubber.

COLOMBIA 2, JAPAN 1
Pereira, Colombia – Clay (Outdoors)

Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah teamed up to defeat Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the pivotal doubles rubber on Saturday. The host country is looking to avenge a 2013 away loss against Japan and prevent the visiting team from remaining in the World Group for the third consecutive year. Kei Nishikori will attempt to push the tie to a decisive fifth rubber against Santiago Giraldo in Sunday’s first reverse single rubber.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1, GERMANY 2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Hard (Outdoors)

Germany is a win away from returning to the Davis Cup World Group in 2016 after Philipp Kohlschreiber and Philipp Petzschner downed Victor Estrella Burgos and Jose Hernandez-Fernandez 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 43 minutes on Saturday. On Sunday, Kohlschreiber has a chance to clinch the tie for the visiting team against Estrella Burgos in the first reverse single rubber.

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After Goffin Win, Mayer Levels For Argentina In Davis Cup SFs

  • Posted: Sep 18, 2015

Belgium 1, Argentina 1
Brussels, Belgium – Hard (Indoors)

David Goffin kept his nerve to beat Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-3 on Friday to give Belgium an early lead. Goffin, who recorded his 10th singles win in 12 rubbers, completed the victory in two hours and 32 minutes.

“It was a tough one, but the atmosphere is amazing here in Brussels,” said Goffin during his post-match on-court interview. “I had the early breaks in the first two sets, but my opponent played really aggressively and made it tough for me to finish the sets. But in the end I am really happy to win today. To lead 1-0, it’s the perfect start.”

Argentina, the four-time finalist, evened the tie when Leonardo Mayer edged Steve Darcis 7-6(5), 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-3. The No. 64 Darcis held a 16-7 Davis Cup singles record coming into the match, but was vanquished in three hours and 54 minutes by the 39th-ranked Mayer, who out-aced his opponent 24 to one. Both men were broken twice in the match, but Mayer held 13 break points to Darcis’ six.

Belgium is aiming to reach the final for the first time since 1904, when it made its debut in the international team competition.

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Murray, Tomic Wins Level Davis Cup SFs

  • Posted: Sep 18, 2015

GREAT BRITAIN 1, AUSTRALIA 1
Glasgow, Scotland – Hard (Indoors)

World No. 3 Andy Murray gave Great Britain an early lead Friday when he defeated Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. He won 38 of his 41 first service points to improve to 24-2 lifetime in Davis Cup singles rubbers.

“I felt like I was aggressive the whole match,” Murray told Daviscup.com. “I had really good court position throughout and didn’t give Thanasi too many chances. That was important. I served well, but on a surface like this, that is not too fast, what’s important is what comes after the serve. I reacted quickly off his returns and got on the front foot in all the rallies.”

With his country down, Australian No. 1 Bernard Tomic needed 27 aces to fend off Daniel Evans in three hours to even the tie at one. The surprise call-up Evans, No. 300 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, earned 13 break points during the three-hour match. He broke back when Tomic served for the match and took the third set in a tie-break. Undeterred, Tomic went 2-for-5 on break points in the fourth set (5-for-14 overall) to improve his Davis Cup record to 15-2.

Australia, the 28-time titlist, has not reached the final for 12 years, while Great Britain’s drought stretches back to 1978 (l. to United States).

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Federer, Wawrinka Put Switzerland In Control

  • Posted: Sep 18, 2015

SWITZERLAND 2, NETHERLANDS 0
Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (Indoors)

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka combined on Friday to give defending champion Switzerland a commanding lead. Wawrinka scraped through in a fifth set to win Switzerland’s first point Friday against the Netherlands. The World No. 4 fought hard to beat No. 144-ranked Thiemo de Bakker 2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in three hours and nine minutes. De Bakker led 3-0 in the fourth set, but lost the next nine games. He then recovered to 3-3 in the fifth set before a tense conclusion. Federer moved to 39-8 in singles rubbers by sweeping past Jesse Huta Galung 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 42 minutes.

INDIA 1, CZECH REPUBLIC 1
New Dehli, India – Hard (Outdoors)

Three-time runner-up India is level with three-time former champion Czech Republic after day one’s play. Lukas Rosol swept past Indian Yuki Bhambri 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in the opening runner at the R.K. Khanna Stadium, prior to Somdev Devvarman hitting 20 aces past Czech Jiri Vesely in a 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-3 win. Indians Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes are scheduled to meet Adam Pavlasekand Radek Stepanek in Saturday’s doubles rubber.

UZBEKISTAN 1, UNITED STATES 1
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Clay (Outdoors)

Uzbekistan started strongly in its quest for a place in the 2016 World Group with Denis Istomin striking 68 winners past American Steve Johnson in a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-5 victory in three hours and 31 minutes. Johnson served at 5-4, 30/0 in the fifth set. In the second singles rubber, Jack Sock earned the United States its first point by beating Farrukh Dustov 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Uzbekistan lost in the 2009, 2012 and 2014 play-offs.

RUSSIA 1,  ITALY 1
Irkutsk, Russia – Hard (Indoors)

World No. 58 Teymuraz Gabashvili clinched his third singles rubber win for Russia with his 11th ace to beat Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6(2), 6-1, 6-3 in two hours and 22 minutes. Fabio Fognini then handed Italy its first point, his 15th singles rubber win, with a 7-6(8), 6-2, 6-2 win over 17-year-old Andrey Rublev.

POLAND 1, SLOVAKIA 1
Gydnia, Poland – Hard (Indoors)

Martin Klizan converted four of his eight break point opportunities to overcome Poland’s Michal Przysiezny 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Polish No. 1 Jerzy Janowicz then stuck 22 aces to level the tie 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 against Norbert Gombos.

DOMINICAN REP. 1, GERMANY 1

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Hard (Outdoors)

Victor Estrella Burgos put the home team in front 1-0 after downing Dustin Brown in three hours and nine minutes. Estrella Burgos was slated to face World No. 73 Benjamin Becker, but saw the Germans select the No. 108 Brown for the first rubber instead. Philipp Kohlschreiber secured the second rubber with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jose Hernandez-Fernandez.

COLOMBIA 1, JAPAN 1
Pereira, Colombia – Clay (Outdoors)

Santiago Giraldo got the home team to a good start with a 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4 win over youngster Taro Daniel. The 22 year old nearly got the measure of the 59th-ranked Giraldo, winning the same number of points as his opponent (141) despite taking the loss. Daniel, ranked No. 124, dropped to 0-3 in Davis Cup singles rubbers. World No. 6 Kei Nishikori then edged Alejandro Falla 7-6(3), 7-6(1), 7-5 in just under three hours to pull Japan even.

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Murray Leads Britain In Davis Cup Semi-finals

Murray Leads Britain In Davis Cup Semi-finals

  • Posted: Sep 17, 2015

GREAT BRITAIN vs. AUSTRALIA
Glasgow, Scotland – Hard (Indoors)

Nine-time champion Great Britain, close to being relegated to Zone Group III five years ago, will be bidding to reach the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978 (l. to United States). Australia, in its first semi-final since 2006, is a 28-time champion.

World No. 3 Andy Murray leads the British team with a 23-2 record in singles rubbers. He will open the tie Friday against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, currently No. 72 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and playing in his fourth tie.

“It’ll be a tough match against Kokkinakis,” said Murray. “I’ve practised with him and watched him a lot, so I know his game better than I do a lot of the younger guys. He’s a pretty explosive player, but it’ll be a tough one for him as well. The atmosphere would be challenging for them. That’s something they have to deal with and hopefully something that will give us a boost.”

World No. 300 Dan Evans, who has won three ITF Futures titles in recent months, competes in his first tie for two years. His lone win in a live rubber came over Slovak Lukas Lacko in the 2011 Zone Group I. He’ll take on World No. 23 Bernard Tomic, who beat Jiri Vesely and Lukas Rosol in a 3-2 victory against the Czech Republic in March.

Dominic Inglot and Jamie Murray are scheduled to meet Australians Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt in the doubles rubber.

BELGIUM vs. ARGENTINA
Brussels, Belgium – Hard (Indoors)

Belgium first competed in the Davis Cup in 1904, when it finished runner-up. It’s been a long wait for another shot at the prestigious title. World No. 15 David Goffin headlines for Belgium, competing in its first semi-final since 1999 (l. to France). Goffin takes on Federico Delbonis, a winner of six hard-court matches in his career, in the opening rubber.

Argentina, contesting its 10th semi-final since 2002, is a four-time former finalist. The South Americans lost in the 1981 (l. to United States), 2006 (l. to Russia), 2008 and 2011 (l. to Spain) finals.

Leonardo Mayer, who beat Joao Souza of Brazil in a record-breaking six-hour and 43-minute rubber in the first round, is riding a seven-match winning streak and is set to face Belgium’s Steve Darcis in the second rubber.

Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans and Kimmer Coppejans are slated to face Carlos Berlocq and Diego Schwartzman in Saturday’s doubles rubber.

World Group Play-Off Ties

Sixteen other nations will be competing in eight other play-off ties for a place in the 2016 World Group. Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland), and Kei Nishikori (Japan) are among Top 10 stars in action.

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Muster, Thiem Unveil Strong Vienna Field

Muster, Thiem Unveil Strong Vienna Field

  • Posted: Sep 17, 2015

Dominic Thiem and Thomas Muster came together at the Vienna State Opera tea rooms Tuesday in support of the Erste Bank Open 500, which will be contested as an ATP World Tour 500 tournament for the first time this year. Seven of the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings are set to compete at the Stadhalle from 17 October.

Former World No. 1 Muster, who is now an ambassador for the tournament, was never able to get his hands on the coveted title, finishing runner-up in 1988 (l. to Skoff), 1993 (l. to Ivanisevic) and 1995 (l. to Dewulf). But current Austrian No. 1 Thiem is looking forward to the event’s new status.

“In Austria, you always want to play particularly well,” said Thiem. “With this player field you have to be right there from the first rally onwards. The strong field was no surprise, due to the upgrade to an ATP World Tour 500 tournament. Vienna has always been very popular amongst the players and the Stadthalle is a great venue – the new 500-status is obviously an additional incentive. When players inside the Top 30 aren’t seeded, it says all about the quality of the tournament.”

Thiem will line-up alongside David Ferrer, Milos Raonic and four other members of the Top 20, including Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Ivo Karlovic.

World No. 8 Ferrer, who lost to Andy Murray in last year’s final, said, “Unfortunately, last year it just wasn’t enough for the win, but I still have great memories of the tournament. To win the tournament in Vienna is a definite goal of mine.” Ferrer has three titles to his name this year at Doha, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco.

Tsonga, the 2011 champion, is also set to return. “I like the city just as much as the perfectly organised tournament,” the Frenchman said. “The fact that the tournament is an [ATP World Tour] 500 event makes it even more attractive.” Gael Monfils is also features in the field.

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