Jannik Sinner, Nick Kyrgios, Roberto Bautista Agut and David Goffin are part of an intriguing entry list in Montpellier. The ATP250 will be staged from the 22nd of February. However, the situation in France is rather fluid because of the Coronavirus pandemic. As of now, people coming from overseas are required to quarantine, but in 1 month things can change drammatically.
This is the list of players that will be part of the main draw. The most dangerous floaters would be Jannik Sinner, Nick Kyrgios, and Reilly Opelka. Obviously, some players may decide not to compete if they go deep in the Australian Open.
| Seeds | Name | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 13 |
| 2 | David Goffin | 14 |
| 3 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 16 |
| 4 | Dusan Lajovic | 26 |
| 5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 29 |
| 6 | Filip Krajinovic | 31 |
| 7 | Ugo Humbert | 32 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Sonego | 34 |
| Jannik Sinner | 36 | |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 37 | |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | 39 | |
| Reilly Opelka | 40 | |
| Nick Kyrgios | 47 | |
| Richard Gasquet | 48 | |
| Kyle Edmund | 49 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 54 | |
| Aljaz Bedene | 58 | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 60 | |
| Feliciano Lopez | 63 |
This is the list of the alternates. Since there will be 3 wildcards available, it is rather plausible that some French players such as Gilles Simon, Lucas Pouille, Corentin Moutet, and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will commence their run from the main draw.
| 1 | Gilles Simon | 64 |
| 2 | Jiri Vesely | 69 |
| 3 | Marcos Giron | 73 |
| 4 | Lucas Pouille | 74 |
| 5 | Egor Gerasimov | 78 |
| 6 | Corentin Moutet | 80 |
| 7 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 84 |
| 8 | Norbert Gombos | 88 |
| 9 | Mikael Ymer | 94 |
| 10 | Dennis Novak | 99 |
| 11 | Sebastian Korda | 103 |
| 12 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 105 |
| 13 | Kamil Majchrzak | 108 |
| 14 | Andreas Seppi | 106 |
| 15 | Kamil Majchrzak | 108 |
| 16 | Ilya Ivashka | 109 |
| 17 | Gregoire Barrere | 111 |
| 18 | Aslan Karatsev | 113 |
| 19 | Alexei Popyrin | 114 |
| 20 | Daniel Elahi Galan | 115 |
The defending champion is Gael Monfils that defeated Vasek Pospisil in straight sets last year. (Highlights)
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Currently ranked no.36 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 14th of November 2020 when he overcame Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) in the final in Sofia to win his 1st career title.
Nick Kyrgios in 2021
Ranked no.47, the Australian played his last match on the 25th of February 2020 when he had to retire when playing against Ugo Humbert in the 1st round and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios have never faced off.
Roberto Bautista Agut in 2021
Ranked world no.13, Roberto played his last match on the 17th of October 2020 when he capitulated to Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Cologne (draw).
David Goffin in 2021
Now ranked no.14, the Belgian played his last match on the 12th of January when he lost to Alex De Minaur 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Antalya (draw).
This year Goffin has a 3-1 record. David Goffin’s latest run in Antalya was the best achievement of his season.
Roberto Bautista Agut and David Goffin played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Goffin. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, David Goffin won 6-73 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open BancSabadell) in April 2018.
