Federer, Del Potro Kick Off Grass Season Amidst Challengers at ATP Stuttgart
MERCEDES CUP
Stuttgart, Germany; Surface: grass
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Seeds: Roger Federer, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Gilles Simon, Feliciano Lopez, Viktor Troicki, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Lucas Pouille
Floaters: Juan Martin del Potro, Grigor Dimitrov, Taylor Fritz, John Millman, Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Notes: Roger Federer after skipping the French Open with a back injury returns to kick off the grasscourt season at Stuttgart…Federer is the lone Top 10er, but a strong field includes a number of floaters…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Interesting starters include (1) Federer vs. the American top prospect Fritz, (8) Pouille vs. the Aussie Millman (winner to face the Del Potro vs. Dimitrov victor) and (7) Kohlschreiber vs. the French riser Herbert…Wildcards were awarded to Germans Michael Berrer and Jan Choinski, and the Argentine Del Potro…Pulling out of the event were Evgeny Donskoy and Benoit Paire…The Bryan brothers are the top seeds in doubles…The tournament changed surfaces to grass starting last year when Rafael Nadal beat Viktor Troicki in the final.
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