Taylor Fritz will begin his title defence this week against either American Ben Shelton or Italian Fabio Fognini.<\/p>\n
Fritz, who last year clinched his first title with an ephatic hard-fought win over Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard’s 20-game winning streak, will be looking to repeat that feat after the draw was announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
With an event set to be missed by many big names, theoretically Fritz biggest challange may come in the quarter final with a possible match against Holger Rune. Rune, who currently sits at No.7, also claimed his maiden Masters trophy last year in Paris after overcoming a tough challange from the 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the final.<\/p>\n
In-form Daniil Medvedev, who was victorious for third straight title in Dubai earlier this month, is set to meet world No.3 Casper Ruud in the last eight. Spain’s highest-rated player Carlos Alcaras will potentially meet Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarters.<\/p>\n
World No.1 Djokovic withdrew from the tournamen on Sunday, with Nadal also not participating, with the Spaniard still unable to recover from a hip injury he picked up in his 2nd round loss at the Australian open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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