The final week of preparation for the Australian Open includes the ASB Classic, an ATP 250 tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. Ben Shelton leads the way as the No. 1 seed. 1, followed by other first-round bye recipients Casper Ruud, Jakub Mensik, and Luciano Darderi.
It is a very deep platform, mostly with 250 levels. Also in the draw are No. 5 Cameron Norrie, No. 6 Alex Michelsen, defending champion Gael Monfils, 2024 champion Alejandro Tabilo, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Jenson Brooksby, and Roberto Bautista Agut.
Shelton could face Brooksby or an in-form Sebastian Baez in the quarterfinals before running into Darderi, Michelsen, or Tabilo.
On the other side of the bracket, Ruud’s opening game could come against Monfils; Menik’s opening opponent could be current Brisbane semi-finalist Aleksandar Kovacevic. An interesting first round match pits Champion Perricard against Bautista Agut, the winner of which may face Norrie.
Full drawing on the ATP website
