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Tauson vs Hibino — a fourth-meeting reckoning

Preview · Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open · First Round · Hard · 14 July 2026 Clara Tauson opens her campaign at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre searching for rhythm rather than reinvention. The Danish world No. 30 has managed only two wins from her last eleven matches, both coming during a brief upturn in

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Tona vs Sakellaridi — a slender ranking edge against the roar of the home crowd

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Korneeva vs Ito — the former junior No. 1 favoured over a slumping veteran of the tour

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Blockx vs Droguet — the Belgian's weapons against a slow-clay specialist

Preview · Croatia Open Umag · First Round · Clay · 14 July 2026 Alexander Blockx, the fifth seed in Umag, opens his campaign against Titouan Droguet in a rematch of last November's Bratislava Challenger final, a match the Belgian won in straight sets on a much faster indoor surface. The matchup

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Marozsan vs Prado Angelo — craft and variety against a qualifier full of belief

Preview · Croatia Open Umag · First Round · Clay · 14 July 2026 Fabian Marozsan steps in as the significant class above his opponent in this first-round meeting, but Juan Carlos Prado Angelo arrives on the back of a confidence-building run through qualifying that makes him more than a straightforward outing.

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Merida Aguilar vs Sesko — a seasoned baseliner meets Umag's teenage wildcard

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Burruchaga vs Cecchinato — the rising Argentine faces a fading Italian great

Preview · Croatia Open Umag · First Round · Clay · 14 July 2026 The nostalgia attached to Marco Cecchinato's name is heavier than his current ranking, and it is Roman Andres Burruchaga, some 120 places above him in the world rankings, who goes in as the clear favourite when the pair

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Gomez vs McDonald — the qualifier's routine assignment

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Ugo Carabelli vs Topo — the seeded grinder against the big-serving qualifier

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Royer vs Molcan — flat power against left-handed spin

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Carreno-Busta vs Dodig — the veteran against the local wildcard

Preview · Croatia Open Umag · First Round · Clay · 14 July 2026 Pablo Carreno-Busta opens his Umag campaign against about as favourable a draw as a top-70 player could hope for: a 20-year-old wildcard playing in front of his home crowd with barely any ATP Tour experience to

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Faria vs Wawrinka — Stan's last dance on home clay

Preview · EFG Swiss Open Gstaad · First Round · Clay · 14 July 2026 There is a farewell quality to this one. Stan Wawrinka, the three-time Grand Slam champion, is making his 14th and possibly final appearance in his country's flagship clay event, and unless a late wildcard materialises elsewhere,