Tournament loses No. 1
Ruud surprisingly decides not to compete in “Kitz”
The clay court classic in Kitzbühel loses its No. 1! The top-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud surprisingly withdrew from the Generali Open, as the tournament organizers announced on Friday. The 25-year-old did not give a reason.
This leaves one place free in the main draw, with Lukas Neumayer taking it via a wildcard. This means that four Austrians - Dominic Thiem, Sebastian Ofner, Joel Schwärzler and Neumayer - are in the main draw in Kitzbühel.
Antonitsch: "We are very disappointed!"
"We are very disappointed. It's almost become normal for players to enter tournaments and then pull out at will. This makes tournaments very difficult to plan for the organizers and makes us appear untrustworthy in the eyes of the fans and partners," explained Tournament Director Alexander Antonitsch.
The field will now be led by the two top 20 players Sebastian Baez from Argentina and Alejandro Tabilo from Chile. The draw for the main draw will take place on Saturday (12 noon).
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