Medvedev, Fognini and Shapovalov among men's line-up for ASB Classic

Saturday, 07 December 2019 at 17:50

The Men's field for the ASB Classic has been confirmed with Daniil Medvedev, Denis Shapovalov and now Fabio Fognini among the line-up.

Fognini is second highest seed in the tournament after breaking into the top 10 for the first time in his career this season.

The Italian was praised by tournament director Karl Budge who called him one of the true entertainers on the tour and that it is important to have him due to his style of play.

“Fabio is one of the true entertainers on the ATP Tour. He is quite possibly the most naturally talented guy on tour. "

"When he is on, there are few players that can stick with his level, as he showed beating Rafa in Monte Carlo – a tournament Rafa has owned throughout his career. His array of shot making is unbelievable and is always entertainment plus. That is really important for us to have that variety and contrast of styles”.

Also among the field are Karen Khachanov, John Isner and Benoit Paire as one of the best fields has been assembled for the season opener.

2020 ASB Classic Men’s Full Field

Daniil Medvedev (5)
Fabio Fognini (12)
Denis Shapovalov (15)
Karen Khachanov (17)
John Isner (19)
Benoit Paire (24)
Hubert Hurkacz (37)
Adrian Mannarino (43)
Radu Albot (46)
Frances Tiafoe (47)
John Millman (48)
Lorenzo Sonego (52)
Cameron Norrie (53)
Casper Ruud (54)
Ugo Humbert (57)
Joao Sousa (60)
Feliciano Lopez (62)

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