Much excellent tennis has been played on Wimbledon’s grass courts for almost two weeks, including Jasmine Paolini making the final after one of the most extraordinary Wimbledon women’s semifinals. The final grass court tournament of the season after Wimbledon will be at the Hall of Fame Open, where three players have withdrawn. However, most of the tennis next week will be on clay. This includes the ATP Swiss Open in Gstaad, which has a strong entry list of players. Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka and two-time major runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas are among the players set to feature. But four players have elected to withdraw from the event. This article names those who will not be playing, before listing their replacements in the draw.
Four Players Withdraw From Swiss Open
Which Players Have Withdrawn?
Alex de Minaur was the first player to withdraw from the Swiss Open. The Australian had been set to take on seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Unfortunately, a hip injury sustained during his fourth-round victory against Arthur Fils caused him to withdraw from the year’s third Grand Slam. Therefore, it is unsurprising to see him withdraw from his next tournament.
Nicolas Jarry was the second player to withdraw from the Swiss Open. The world No. 20 is enjoying a great season, although he was knocked out in the first-round at Wimbledon. No official reason for the Chilean’s decision not to play in Switzerland has been given.
Cristian Garin also withdrew from the event. This is not due to any physical issues. A main draw entry spot opened up at the Swedish Open in Bastad, which is taking place in the same week. Garin elected to play there instead, opening up a place for someone else in Gstaad.
Ugo Carabelli was the final player to withdraw from the Swiss Open. His reason for doing so is identical to Garin’s. A chance opened up to play in Bastad instead, which the Argentine elected to take up.
Who Replaces Those Four Players in the Draw?
Valentin Vacherot benefits from de Minaur’s decision to withdraw from the Swiss Open. The 25-year-old has not competed since the Halle Open in mid-June. He did not feature in the Wimbledon qualifying due to injury, but hopefully, he will be okay to play in Switzerland.
Vit Kopriva replaces Jarry at the Swiss Open. He played Novak Djokovic in the first-round at Wimbledon, after overcoming stalwart Richard Gasquet in the final stage of qualifying. The Czech will hope for even better results on his favourite surface in Gstaad.
Garin’s withdrawal gives a spot to Jozef Kovalik. He won an ATP Challenger Tour event on clay in Karlsruhe last week after failing to qualify for Wimbledon. He will hope to build further on that momentum.
Finally, Pedro Cachin enters the Swiss Open main draw at Carabelli’s expense. The Argentine has endured a tough season so far. Pushing his idol Rafael Nadal to three sets and beating Frances Tiafoe in Madrid are two notable exceptions during an otherwise difficult year for Cachin.
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