The draw has been confirmed ahead of the first action post Australian Open in the form of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier which features Holger Rune as top seed between January 28 - February 4, 2024 on the hard courts of France.
Rune will face potentially Richard Gasquet in the second round in the same quarter as Alexandre Muller who could face Benjamin Bonzi or Michael Mmoh in the second round after battling a qualifier. Alexander Bublik is the second seed, he could face Denis Shapovalov in the second round.
A curious case for Shapovalov who was due to play Davis Cup next week but pulled out allowing Raonic through, but it seems that it was a ranking move over the mooted not being right after his injury reason. Other ties include Andy Murray facing Benoit Paire, Gael Monfils will take on Flavio Cobolli, while Felix Auger-Aliassime could face Australian Open success story, Arthur Cazaux or Maximillian Marterer.