Zverev, Shelton headline Stuttgart, De Minaur leads 's-Hertogenbosch
pThe grass swing commences on the ATP Tour this week, with events at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stuttgart/321/overview'BOSS OPEN/a in Stuttgart and the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/s-hertogenbosch/440/overview'Libema Open/a in lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch./p
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a is the top seed on home soil at the ATP 250 in Stuttgart, while a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a leads the field at the ATP 250 event in the Netherlands. ATPTour.com looks at 10 things to watch ahead of this weekrsquo;s tournaments./p
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pstrongFIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN STUTTGART/strongbr /
strong1) Top Seed Zverev:/strong Fresh from his run to the final at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a, Zverev makes his return to grass in front of his home fans in Germany. The 27-year-old, who is competing at the tournament for the first time since 2019, is 34-10 on the season./p
pstrong2) Shelton amp; Tiafoe in Action:/strong a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a will make his debut at the ATP 250, having gone 2-3 on grass last season. The 21-year-old American is the second seed and arrives off the back of a third-round run at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a has endured a modest season by his standards, holding a 12-12 record. The American lifted the trophy in Stuttgart last year and will hope a return to the event will help him rediscover his best form./p
pstrong3) Home Favourites:/strong There are five Germans in the draw, including top seed Zverev. Seventh seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview'Jan-Lennard Struff/a reached the title match last year in Stuttgart, where he held championship point. Struff begins against Italian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/yannick-hanfmann/h997/overview'Yannick Hanfmann/a takes on countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henri-squire/s0ak/overview'Henri Squire/a, who has received a wild card, with the winner potentially playing former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview'Andy Murray/a. Murray, who has won seven grass-court titles, reached the final in Stuttgart in 2022. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dominik-koepfer/ke73/overview'Dominik Koepfer/a takes on Zhang Zhizhen./p
pstrong4) Seeded Threats:/strong Third seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview'Alexander Bublik/a and sixth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a have produced impressive results on grass in the past. Bublik won a title on grass in Halle last season and then reached the fourth round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a. British lefty Draper missed the grass swing last year due to injury but advanced to the semi-finals in Eastbourne in 2022. Fifth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a, who pushed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a to five sets in Paris last week, opens against a qualifier./p
pstrong5) Germans Krawietz/Puetz Top Seeds in Doubles:/strong Germans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kevin-krawietz/kb92/overview'Kevin Krawietz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tim-puetz/pc68/overview'Tim Puetz/a are the top seeds in the doubles draw. They will face competition from second seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/neal-skupski/sl22/overview'Neal Skupski/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-venus/v576/overview'Michael Venus/a and third seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview'Lloyd Glasspool/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jean-julien-rojer/r513/overview'Jean-Julien Rojer/a. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ariel-behar/bd52/overview'Ariel Behar/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adam-pavlasek/pg32/overview'Adam Pavlasek/a are the fourth seeds./p
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pstrongFIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN Srsquo;HERTOGENBOSCH/strongbr /
strong1) De Minuar Leads the Field:/strong The Australian arrives at the ATP 250 in the Netherlands in a confident mood after reaching his second major quarter-final at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a. The 25-year-old, currently seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, is a two-time quarter-finalist in lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch./p
pstrong2) Former Dutch Champs Van Rijthoven amp; Griekspoor:/strong Dutchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tim-van-rijthoven/v942/overview'Tim van Rijthoven/a enjoyed the biggest moment of his career in lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch in 2022, when he defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a in the championship match to win his first ATP Tour trophy. The 27-year-old has been injured so far this season but will hope to make a fast start at the ATP 250, where he has received a wild card./p
pThe sixth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a soared to the crown on home soil last year, beating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jordan-thompson/tc61/overview'Jordan Thompson/a in three sets in the final. He begins against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miomir-kecmanovic/ki95/overview'Miomir Kecmanovic/a this week./p
pstrong3) Paul amp; Humbert Compete: /strongSecond seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a reached the final on grass in Eastbourne last year but has struggled to find his best level in lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch, falling in the first round in his two prior appearances. The American, who is 21-9 on the season, has looked comfortable on the surface in the past, also reaching the fourth round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a in 2022. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview'Ugo Humbert/a captured his first ATP 500 crown on grass in Halle in 2021. The third seed is chasing his third ATP Tour title of the season this week./p
pstrong4) #NextGenATP Stars in Action:/strong Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a and Czech a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jakub-mensik/m0ni/overview'Jakub Mensik/a both compete in lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch. Fils, 19, will be seeking his first tour-level win on the surface, while Mensik has never played an ATP Tour match on grass. Fils starts against countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-cazaux/c0h0/overview'Arthur Cazaux/a, while 18-year-old Mensik faces a qualifier. Fils is first in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, with Mensik second./p
pstrong5) Koolhof/Mektic Headline Doubles Draw:/strong a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview'Wesley Koolhof/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikola-mektic/mf09/overview'Nikola Mektic/a are the top seeds in 's-Hertogenbosch. Koolhof is a two-time champion at the event, winning in 2022 and 2023 with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/neal-skupski/sl22/overview'Neal Skupski/a. Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nathaniel-lammons/li37/overview'Nathaniel Lammons/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jackson-withrow/w686/overview'Jackson Withrow/a are the second seeds. Singles stars a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a and Paul team./p
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