Hong Kong
Moro Cañas will play his third ATP Tour tournament in Hong Kong
There will be five Spaniards in the main draw of this ATP 250
December 30, 2024
Shanghai Rolex Masters
Alejandro Moro Cañas will face Zizou Bergs in the first round of Hong Kong.
By ATP Editorial Board
The Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open, which takes place from December 30 to January 5, will have a total of five Spaniards in the main draw.
Alejandro Moro Cañas added his name to the list of compatriots registered in this ATP 250, after this Monday he surpassed the second round of the qualifying phase against the local guest Jie Cui 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes .
The No. 169 in the PIF ATP Rankings, who had also defeated German Daniel Altmaier in his debut in qualifying, made his way into an ATP Tour main draw for the third time in his career, after doing so previously in Munich and Wimbledon last year. course.
The 24-year-old from Madrid, who has a 1-2 record in his career, will try to add his second ATP Tour victory against Belgian guest Zizou Bergs. In the second round, the winner awaits the No. 4 favorite Arthur Fils.
Moro Cañas is one of the five Spaniards who will start on the starting grid of this ATP 250 that opens the course, along with Pedro Martínez, Jaume Munar, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Roberto Carballés Baena.
Hong Kong ATP 250 main draw
Martínez, seeded No. 7, will debut against the Italian from Francesco Passaro. For his part, Carballés Baena will play against the Canadian who also arrives from the classification Gabriel Diallo. Finally, Munar and Davidovich will face each other in an exciting duel.
In addition to resolving the available places in the qualifying round, the first first round matches were played this Monday. Fabian Marozsan started with a victory against Roman Safiullin 6-1, 7-6(9) and became the first rival of the current champion and main seed Andrey Rublev.
Miomir Kecmanovic also booked his ticket to the second round, surprising No. 8 seed Luciano Darderi 6-3, 6-3. The Serbian now awaits the winner of the clash between Alexandre Muller and Marc-Andrea Huesler.
Lorenzo Sonego starred in another of the day’s victories, knocking out No. 6 seed Brandon Nakashima 7-6(4), 6-3.
Source: https://www.atptour.com/es/news/hong-kong-2025-lunes-moro-canas-previa
