The main draw of the ATP 500 tournament that will be staged next week in Washington is out. The top 4 seeds are Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz.
The defending champion is Nick Kyrgios, who defeated NIshioka in the final. Kyrgios will not be able to defend his title this year because he has been struggling with injuries.
This is the main draw.
Fritz in Atlanta, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWWLWLLWW At the moment ranked no.9, the American has managed to achieve a compiled 36-16 win-loss record in 2023. Fritz is now having a run in Atlanta where he toppled the world no.89 Yibing Wu 6-4 7-65 and the world no.439 Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2.
Taylor Fritz will come up against the world no.46 Jeff Wolf in the semifinal on Saturday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the past, they have never played each other until now on the main tour.
Fritz conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Australia and Delray Beach.
Fritz won 6 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Fritz has scheduled to play next in Washington (Citi Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 31st of July.
Frances Tiafoe in 2023
LLWLWLWLLW Currently ranked no.10 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 9th of July when he was defeated by world no.20 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
At the moment, during this season the American has achieved a 30-11 win-loss record. Tiafoe has won 3 titles in 2023 in Australia, Houston and Stuttgart.
Tiafoe is scheduled to play next in Washington (Citi Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 31st of July.
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe squared off 7 times. Their current record is 6-1 for Fritz. The last time they locked horns, Taylor Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 2nd of March 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2023
Ranked no.12, the Canadian played his last match on the 3rd of July when he lost to world no.116 Michael Mmoh 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 1st round in Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year the Canadian has a 13-11 win-loss record. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s most significant performance of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2023
Now the world no.16, Hubert played his last match on the 10th of July when he capitulated to world no.2 Novak Djokovic 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Hubert has a 25-15 match record. The Pole has won 1 title in Marseille.
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Auger-Aliassime. Before, the last time they played each other, Hubert Hurkacz won 7-6(2) 7-6(4) in the quarter in Halle (Noventi Open) in June 2022.
Here the video highlights.
