The Sofia Open will be played this year during a rather unconventional time (8th of November) right before the Nitto ATP Finals. The local organization has managed to put together a rather impressive line-up as some top players will try to get the final push to qualify for the season’s finale.
The Entry List
Denis Shapovalov, Gael Monfils and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman are among the top names that will take part in the event trying probably to gather precious points for London. Being the home-favorite, Grigor Dimitrov had a wildcard reserved for him.
Here the provisional entry list.
- Diego Schwartzman
- Gael Monfils
- Denis Shapovalov
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Pablo Carreno-Busta
- Fabio Fognini
- Karen Khachanov
- Milos Raonic
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Dusan Lajovic
- Casper Ruud
- Borna Coric
- Taylor Fritz
- Alex de Minaur
- Filip Krajinovic
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Kei Nishikori
- Kevin Anderson
- Grigor Dimitrov
Denis Shapovalov in 2020
Currently the world no.12, Denis played his last match on the 1st of October when he was defeated by Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 6-75 6-3 3-6 8-6 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Denis Shapovalov’s most significant accomplishment of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Rome.
Grigor Dimitrov in 2020
Now the world no.19, the Bulgarian played his last match on the 5th of October when he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-69 6-2 in the 4th round of the French Open.
Grigor Dimitrov’s best performance of this season was getting to the semi-finals in Acapulco.
Denis Shapovalov and Grigor Dimitrov played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Dimitrov. The last time that they fought against each other, Denis Shapovalov won 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 19th of September 2020.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Gael Monfils in 2020
Currently the world no.11, Gael played his last match on the 28th of September when he was defeated by Alexander Bublik 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round of the French Open.
Currently, this season Monfils has a 16-6 win-loss record. Gael conquered 2 titles in 2020 in Montpellier and in Rotterdam.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in 2020
Now the world no.8 (career-high), Schwartzman played his last match on the 9th of October when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 7-60 in the semifinal of the French Open.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final in Cordoba and Rome.
Gael Monfils and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. The last time that they competed against each other, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2019.
