The Boodles tennis exhibition at Stoke Park, the most famous warm-up event in the tennis calendar, will feature some of the biggest players the week before Wimbledon in 2023.
Next week’s The Boodles event will feature a number of athletes, including Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, and Andrey Rublev, allowing fans to view the stars up close in a chic and intimate setting in Stoke Park.
At the event, which also features Borna Coric and Felix Auger-Aliassime, the players are free to express their true selves to the audience because of the informal setting.
The world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, a previous participant who might be looking for some grass-court practice next week before defending his Wimbledon title, and Andy Murray, another potential addition to the list following his early exit from the cinch Championships at The Queen’s Club on Tuesday, are two more famous names that could be added.
The exhibition will take place Tuesday 27th June until Saturday 1st July. Some of the above-mentioned players will compete during that week in Mallorca (Tsitsipas and Auger Aliassime), but it’s plausible that they will be present at Stoke Park if they crash early in Spain.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Now the world no.5, Stefanos played his last match on the 21st of June when he capitulated to world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 7-6(7) 7-5 in the 2nd round in Halle (draw).
This season Stefanos owns a compiled 32-11 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant achievement of the present season was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas has scheduled to play next in Mallorca (Mallorca Championships). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 25th of June using a wild card.
Rune in London, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.6 (career-high), the Dane owns a composed 32-11 win-loss record in 2023. The Dane is playing at the moment in London where he conquered the world no.42 Maxime Cressy 7-64 7-63 and the world no.265 Ryan Peniston 6-3 6-4.
Holger Rune will come up against the world no.16 Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter. They have never competed against each other until now in top events.
Holger clinched 1 title in 2023 in Munich. Holger reached the final in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Holger won 4 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rune will compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune fought against each other only twice. Their record is 2-0 for Rune. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Holger Rune won 6-4 6-4
in the final in Stockholm (Stockholm Open) in October 2022.In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Rublev in Halle, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.7, the Russian achieved a composed 28-12 match record in 2023. Andrey is currently competing in Halle where he bested the world no.59 Yibing Wu 6-4 6-75 6-2.
Andrey Rublev will play the world no.53 Yannick Hanfmann in the 2nd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on OWL ARENA. Their current head to head is 1-1.
The Russian conquered 1 title in 2023 in Monte-Carlo. The Russian was the runner-up in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) and in Banja Luka (Srpska Open).
Andrey won 14 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2023
Ranked world no.12, Felix played his last match on the 29th of May when he capitulated to world no.122 Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in the French Open (draw).
This season Auger-Aliassime has a 13-10 win-loss record. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s best result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Doha.
Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime played each other 4 times. The head to head is 3-1 for Rublev. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Andrey Rublev won 7-5 7-6(4) in the final in Marseille (Open 13 Provence) in February 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune |
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