DATE: July 23 - 29 2018
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $668,460
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: John Isner
Seeds:
1 ISNER, John
2 KYRGIOS, Nick
3 CHUNG, Hyeon
4 EBDEN, Matthew
5 TIAFOE, Frances
6 CHARDY, Jeremy
7 ZVEREV, Mischa
8 HARRISON, Ryan
The Tournament:
Embracing the hustle and bustle of Atlanta's I-75 and I-85 corridors, the BB&T Atlanta Open is an annual men's tournament played at Atlantic Station. The tournament's change in surface and name came with a change of date to be closer to the start of the US Open. The event gained the attention of the world's best players and became a premier warm-up stop for the US Open.
The Players
John Isner rolls into Atlanta on the back of decent form to begin the defence of the title he won here in 2017 and a threepeat between 2013 and 2015.
Who else is playing?
Nick Kyrgios, the 2016 champion is in Atlanta. Hyeon Chung heads a group of nextgen players including Jared Donaldson, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. Veterans Mischa Zverev, Jeremy Chardy and Gilles Muller are also in the mix.
About Atlanta
Atlanta is the sprawling capital of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. It hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, is boasts the excellent High Museum. It is also the International headquarters of Coca-Cola.
Atlanta History Centre chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. Downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium.
Facts Flash
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest airport.
Atlanta was the only city burned down in the Civil War.
The Varsity is the world's largest drive-in restaurant.
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $668,460
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: John Isner
Seeds:
1 ISNER, John
2 KYRGIOS, Nick
3 CHUNG, Hyeon
4 EBDEN, Matthew
5 TIAFOE, Frances
6 CHARDY, Jeremy
7 ZVEREV, Mischa
8 HARRISON, Ryan
The Tournament:
Embracing the hustle and bustle of Atlanta's I-75 and I-85 corridors, the BB&T Atlanta Open is an annual men's tournament played at Atlantic Station. The tournament's change in surface and name came with a change of date to be closer to the start of the US Open. The event gained the attention of the world's best players and became a premier warm-up stop for the US Open.
The Players
John Isner rolls into Atlanta on the back of decent form to begin the defence of the title he won here in 2017 and a threepeat between 2013 and 2015.
Who else is playing?
Nick Kyrgios, the 2016 champion is in Atlanta. Hyeon Chung heads a group of nextgen players including Jared Donaldson, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. Veterans Mischa Zverev, Jeremy Chardy and Gilles Muller are also in the mix.
About Atlanta
Atlanta is the sprawling capital of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. It hosted the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, is boasts the excellent High Museum. It is also the International headquarters of Coca-Cola.
Atlanta History Centre chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. Downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium.
Facts Flash
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest airport.
Atlanta was the only city burned down in the Civil War.
The Varsity is the world's largest drive-in restaurant.
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