The Erste Bank Open in Vienna is going ahead in 2020 with the first day today and it has a great schedule of play to start.
The first day of the Erste Bank Open Vienna is today and it features a strong schedule of play that features 5 great matches. It will all start at 14:00 CET with Coric taking on Taylor Fritz. The Croatian last played in Russia not long ago where he lost in the final against Rublev. He is in good form and he enjoys playing indoors so he will like his chances against the tricky Fritz. At the same time as that match, another one will start and will feature Kevin Anderson and Dennis Novak. The native Austrian will enjoy the support of the crowd but Anderson is no slouch. It will be a great match either way.
The programme will continue with a match between Gael Monfils and Pablo Carreno-Busta. A very fascinating matchup between Monfils who hasn't played well at all since the restart and Carreno-Busta who was impressive in North America. The Spaniard has regressed a bit but he is still in better form than Monfils who hasn't won a match since the restart. After them, we will see Andrey Rublev take on Gombos who is a qualifier. Ruble won in St. Petersburg as has been in great form heading into this one. He will look to continue that against Gombos.
The last match of the day is reserved for another Austrian in Rodionov who will take on Shapovalov. A great matchup to end the day between Shapo who has playing good but inconsistent tennis and Rodionov who will cherish the opportunity.
14:00 Coric B. (Cro) - Fritz T. (Usa)
14:00 Novak D. (Aut) - Anderson K. (Rsa)
15:30 Monfils G. (Fra) - Carreno-Busta P. (Esp)
17:30 Rublev A. (Rus)Gombos N. (Svk)
19:00 Rodionov J. (Aut)Shapovalov D. (Can)