2024 Stuttgart Open Draw including Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik

The draw has been confirmed for the 2024 Stuttgart Open (also known as the Boss Open) which starts the grass court season between 10-16 June, 2024 as soon as Roland Garros concludes.

The interesting news is that Alexander Zverev will still play next week and he could immediately shift surfaces as the new Roland Garros champion. Daniil Medvedev for instance withdrew from Libema Open s'Hertogenbosch next week in Rosmalen and didn't get anywhere near as far as Zverev.

But it seems that Zverev will honour his commitments back at home in Stuttgart and immediately play on grass. A draw that is full of fun ties to kick off a great field at the 2024 Stuttgart Open.

It is the 46th staging of the Stuttgart Open and is part of the ATP 250 series. It will be held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof which also gives it a third name to some with Frances Tiafoe as the defending champion. It is a tournament that has suffered with some withdrawals. Taylor Fritz, Matteo Arnaldi, Marton Fucsovics, Hubert Hurkacz and Tomas Machac out of the field are all out of proceedings.

They were replaced recently by Arthur Rinderknech, Andy Murray who won't begin his preparation in Surbiton this year and instead takes an interesting trip to Stuttgart. Ordinarily he would also follow the route that Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie would of playing the Nottingham Challenger. But has initially received a wildcard and then now has a spot in the main draw. Flavio Cobolli, Zhizhen Zhang, Brandon Nakashima and Matteo Berrettini are all also through to the main draw as a result of withdrawals.

Zverev will take on Christopher Eubanks or Nakashima in the second round with Jan-Lennard Struff lurking in his section. Arthur Rinderknech and Alex Michelsen also sit in a tasty part of the draw. Flavio Cobolli faces Struff in the first round. Tiafoe as defending champion receives a bye through. He faces either Henri Squire or Yannick Hanfmann.

Second seed is Ben Shelton who could face a qualifier in the second round. His section features Denis Shapovalov who faces a qualifier as well as Roman Safiullin facing Matteo Berrettini. Alexander Bublik is third seed with Hamad Medjedovic or Fabian Marozsan as the second round opponent. Lorenzo Musetti faces a qualifier then either Dominik Koepfer or Zhizhen Zhang.

Jack Draper could yet face his compatriot Andy Murray in the second round. He faces Sebastian Ofner in the first round. Not an easy tie. But then Murray takes on Marcos Giron. So albeit neither are in Britain to start their clay court season, both could face off as they head towards their home Grand Slam.