Sofia Open, Bulgaria - ATP 250

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DATE: November 8 - 14, 2020
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: €325,615
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Daniil Medvedev

Seeds:

1. Denis Shapovalov
2. Felix Auger-Aliassime
3. Alex de Minaur
4. Jan-Lennard Struff
5. Adrian Mannarino
6. John Millman
7. Nikoloz Basilashvili
8. Marin Cilic

The Tournament:

The Sofia Open is a men's ATP World Tour 250 series tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was held for the first time as part of the 2016 ATP World Tour. The tournament takes place at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.

About Sofia:

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The city is at the foot of Vitosha mountain in the western part of the country. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea.

Sofia is the 13th largest city in the European Union. The city is surrounded by mountains, such as Mount Vitosha by the southern side, Lyulin by the western side, and the Balkan Mountains by the north, which makes it the second highest European capital after Madrid. The city is built on the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. Sofia has a humid continental climate.

Tourism Guide:



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The Draw:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I wonder if the young Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime get the monkey off his back and finally win a singles title here in Sofia.
( Felix and his doubles partner Hubert Hurkacz d No2 seed Pavic/Soares to win the doubles title in Paris Masters).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Both the No 1 and No 2 seeds were defeated in their first rd matches
R.Albot d (1) D.Shapovalov 62 64
S.Caruso d (2)F.Auger-Aliassime 64 64.

S/finals,

A.Mannarino (5) vs J.Sinner
V.Pospisil vs R.Gasquet.

 

[Jelenafan]

Both the No 1 and No 2 seeds were defeated in their first rd matches
R.Albot d (1) D.Shapovalov 62 64
S.Caruso d (2)F.Auger-Aliassime 64 64.

Ay, Canada!

 

[Moxie]

Ay, Canada!

I was thinking same earlier...who would have thought there'd be one Canadian left, and it would be Pospisil?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am happy that my future No 1 player Jannik Sinner is in the s/final and has a good chance for making the final.
Around this time last year he made the final of the New Gen players defeating Aussie Alex.

 

[tented]

I am happy that my future No 1 player Jannik Sinner is in the s/final and has a good chance for making the final.
Around this time last year he made the final of the New Gen players defeating Aussie Alex.

I’ll be bold(ish) and predict he wins the tournament.

 

[Moxie]

I’ll be bold(ish) and predict he wins the tournament.

Fun match right now between him and Mannarino.

 

[tented]

Fun match right now between him and Mannarino.

Sinner through in straight sets: 6-3, 7-5

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the other s/final result
V.Pospisil d R.Gasquet 67(6) 62 60

Final,

J.Sinner vs V.Pospisil......(BTW there will be a first-time title winner at this tournament.)

 

[Moxie]

Very tight match. Sinner went off the boil in the 2nd, but he's back playing very well, and Pospisil's serve is solid.

 

[Jelenafan]

Sinner makes Pospisil confess in a third set tiebreaker.

6-4, 3-6, 7-6.

 

[kskate2]

The kid just turned it up a notch in that TB. Very special talent indeed. Congrats Sinner on your first title!

 

[Moxie]

The kid just turned it up a notch in that TB. Very special talent indeed. Congrats Sinner on your first title!

He really did. Tough loss for Pospisil, because he played a really good match. Sinner's just better. First title at still only 19 years old!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations Jannik to win your maiden ATP Title (Jannik is the youngest ATP Champion on the ATP Tour since Kei Nishikori in 2008).Jannik is the sixth first time ATP titlist in 2020, and the fifth player aged 21 or younger that has claimed a maiden trophy this year.

 

[Moxie]

Congratulations Jannik to win your maiden ATP Title (Jannik is the youngest ATP Champion on the ATP Tour since Kei Nishikori in 2008).Jannik is the sixth first time ATP titlist in 2020, and the fifth player aged 21 or younger that has claimed a maiden trophy this year.

This seems like it must be good news for the up-and-comers, though it's hard to tell what anything means in this strange year. Perhaps @El Dude has an opinion. Anyway, congratulations to the young Italian, and also to Pospisil, who is having a resurgent year, surprisingly.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This seems like it must be good news for the up-and-comers, though it's hard to tell what anything means in this strange year. Perhaps @El Dude has an opinion. Anyway, congratulations to the young Italian, and also to Pospisil, who is having a resurgent year, surprisingly.

With that title Sinner goes to ranking of 37,I have always maintained he has soo much upside to his game,yes he is young,yes this has been a very strange year,I actually thought one of his best matches he played this year was against Rafa at RG even though he lost,he was not overwhelmed playing Rafa and took his game to Rafa.Let us see what will happen with the tour in 2021.

 

[Jelenafan]

With that title Sinner goes to ranking of 37,I have always maintained he has soo much upside to his game,yes he is young,yes this has been a very strange year,I actually thought one of his best matches he played this year was against Rafa at RG even though he lost,he was not overwhelmed playing Rafa and took his game to Rafa.Let us see what will happen with the tour in 2021.

Sinner has become one of the "let's looks in the draw to see where he ends up" players against everyone's current faves for the AO. I'm sure Novak, Rafa, Federer and Theim fans will be curious in whose quarter he lands....

 

[Moxie]

Sinner has become one of the "let's looks in the draw to see where he ends up" players against everyone's current faves for the AO. I'm sure Novak, Rafa, Federer and Theim fans will be curious in whose quarter he lands....

It's so hard to know who's really going to become the next big threat, but I think you're right...at the very least, the big guys will have their eyes on him. FAA was our next great teenager, and now he's in a bit of a slump. Medvedev was set for big things, and slumped. Rublev is impressing, atm, but we've yet to really see. And so on. It took Thiem a long time to get where he is. Patience is needed, I guess.