Sydney, Australia, by Press Release 28.11.2013
World No. 5
Juan Martin del Potro is set to be the top seed in a packed field at Apia
International Sydney 2014, comprised of five Top 25 contenders.
Del Potro,
of Argentina, leads an outstanding men’s field that boasts a main draw entry
cut-off inside the Top 50, with gritty world No. 13 Nicolas Almagro of Spain
and flashy Italian world No. 16 Fabio Fognini among the highest-ranked players
entered.
Tournament
officials will allocate their first wild card to defending champion and
Australian No.1 Bernard Tomic to ensure his participation; his current Emirates
ATP Ranking of No. 51 meant he fell just shy of the main-draw cut-off of No.
49.
Also set to
make his mark in Sydney for the first time is Wimbledon semi-finalist and World
No. 21 Jerzy Janowicz, whose powerful serve and big groundstrokes will make him
a favourite to take out the prestigious title.
Former
champions Jarkko Nieminen and Dmitry Tursunov will return for another shot at
the title as well as popular big-serving American Sam Querrey.
Apia
International Sydney Tournament Director Craig Watson is delighted to have such
a strong field assembled in Sydney.
“To have
our defending champions, seven top 10 stars and three Grand Slam champions
bound for Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre is an outstanding result for the
event and an exciting prospect for Sydney tennis fans,” Watson said.
“Our
confirmed entry lists are incredibly strong; having a pair of top five stars
headlining a multitude of Top 50 players ensures we will all witness some
outstanding and memorable tennis action this January.”
Australian
players including Marinko Matosevic, Matt Ebden and Nick Kyrgios could also
take part in the event as potential wild card participants.
The
official ATP field for Apia International Sydney 2014 is as follows:
Juan Martin
Del Potro (ARG)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Marin Cilic (CRO)
Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Florian Mayer (GER)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Denis Istomin (UZB)
Sam Querrey (USA)
Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Joao Sousa (POR)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Marin Cilic (CRO)
Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Florian Mayer (GER)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Denis Istomin (UZB)
Sam Querrey (USA)
Lukas Rosol (CZE)
Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Joao Sousa (POR)
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