Final Up to date on 16 Jun 2022 7:42 pm (UK Time)
The Eastbourne Global begins this weekend with two British gamers in Dan Evans and primary seed Cameron Norrie at the access listing. On the other hand, they’re going to face difficult opposition at Devonshire Park as they play their ultimate grass-court pageant ahead of Wimbledon.
Final yr within the ATP Singles we noticed Alex De Minaur come from a suite right down to defeat Lorenzo Sonego within the ultimate. Each gamers are again to compete in Eastbourne and here’s a have a look at the gamers to appear out for on this yr’s pageant.
Lorenzo Sonego – Italy
Final yr’s finalist can be hoping to move one higher this time round. At the again of the 2021 Eastbourne Global, the Italian made the fourth around at Wimbledon and in 2022 he made the semi-finals of the Argentina Open the place he misplaced to Diego Schwartzman who can be at Eastbourne this summer season.
Dan Evans – Nice Britain
The previous British primary has had a just right begin to 2022 profitable all of his team level suits on the ATP Cup and attending to the semi-finals of the Sydney Global. Evans has had an excellent begin to the grass-court season profitable the Nottingham Open. He did lose at Queens to Matteo Berrettini however there’s no disgrace in shedding to the Italian who used to be ultimate yr’s Wimbledon finalist.
Gael Monfils – France
Monfils misplaced within the ultimate at Eastbourne in 2017 to Novak Djokovic and suffered an disillusioned eventually yr’s tournament shedding to qualifier Max Purcell within the opening around. He has had a just right 2022 to this point profitable the Adelaide Global and attending to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Alex De Minaur – Australia
The protecting champion may just now not proceed his shape into Wimbledon ultimate yr as he went out within the first around. He, sadly, overlooked the Tokyo Olympics because of catching Covid. On the other hand, 2022 began significantly better through beating Matteo Berrettini within the ATP Cup. He additionally were given to the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open in a run that incorporated a victory over Cameron Norrie.
Diego Schwartzman – Argentina
The Argentine has already overwhelmed an Eastbourne finalist in Lorenzo Sonego in his homeland event in Buenos Aires. On the other hand, he misplaced within the ultimate to Casper Ruud. He additionally were given to the fourth around of the French Open however misplaced to Novak Djokovic.
Taylor Fritz – USA
Fritz gained his first ATP name at Eastbourne in 2019 defeating fellow American Sam Querrey within the ultimate. 2022 has observed Fritz get to the fourth around of the Australian Open and succeed in the general of the Indian Wells Masters.
Jannik Sinner – Italy
2022 has been eventful for Eastbourne’s quantity two seed Sinner. He reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open the place he went out to Stefanos Tsitsipas. He additionally notched his one hundredth profession win in a victory over 2021 Eastbourne Champion Alex de Minaur. The Italian can be hoping to position his knee downside which pressured him out of his fourth-round conflict towards Andrey Rublev in the back of him.
Cameron Norrie – Nice Britain
The highest seed for this yr’s event involves Eastbourne having long gone out within the 3rd around of the French Open to Karen Khachanov. On the other hand, Norrie already has two titles to his title in 2022 within the Delray Seaside Open and the Lyon Open. The British primary can be taking a look to make it a hat-trick of titles for this yr at Devonshire Park.
