Draw released for 2021 St. Petersburg Open including Rublev, Shapovalov and Karatsev

Shifted to the slot alongside the Erste Bank Open in Vienna this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Petersburg Open follows along from the Kremlin Cup which took place in Moscow.

It is an ATP 250 which has attracted a good line-up including defending champion Andrey Rublev.

Others involved include Denis Shapovalov, Aslan Karatsev, Taylor Fritz, Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda.

The draw has now been released with Andrey Rublev to face either Laslo Djere or Ilya Ivashka.

Other ties include Marin Cilic v Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the same quarter as Adrian Mannarino v Karen Khachanov.

While Shapovalov could face either Pablo Andujar or Federico Delbonis in the tournament which takes place from October 25-31, 2021.