2024 Croatia Open Umag Draw including Andrey Rublev, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune

The draw has been released for the Croatia Open Umag, set to take place between July 21 and July 27 on outdoor clay courts. The tournament is an ATP 250 event and will be held at the International Tennis Center, featuring stars such as Andrey Rublev, Lorenzo Musetti, and Holger Rune in the draw.

This will be the 34th edition of the Umag Open, also known as the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag, offering €579,320 in prize money. The tournament will serve as the final preparation for the Olympic Games for most players who entered directly into the draw.

The top four seeds have received byes in the first round, considering it is a 28-player draw. First seed Rublev (No. 8) awaits the winner between Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli (No. 96) and 20-year-old Luka Mikrut (No. 353), who received a first-round wild card.

Second seed Musetti (No. 16) will face the winner of a match between two qualifiers in his debut. Holger Rune will face the winner between Luca van Assche (No. 104) and Fabio Fognini (No. 80). Fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo (No. 33) also awaits his opponent, a qualifier or local wild card Matej Dodig (No. 308), aged 19.

The remaining seeds include Luciano Darderi (No. 35), Mariano Navone (No. 36), Tomas Machac (No. 38), and Matteo Arnaldi (No. 39), all of whom will debut in the first round. Defending champion Alexei Popyrin (No. 43) also returns as a potential favorite, having won his second professional title last year by defeating Stan Wawrinka in the final.

Notable absences from the tournament include Brits Jack Draper (No. 26) and Dan Evans (No. 59), who announced their withdrawals in recent days. Both are preparing for the Olympic Games, arriving without any prior clay tournaments, as their last participation was at Wimbledon.