Henri Kontinen and John Peers head into this week’s Miami Open in uncharted territory. They are the top seeds at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for the first time and for Kontinen, an added incentive looms.

The 26 year old stands to become the first World No. 1 from Finland in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings should he and Peers push deep and other results fall their way. The Australian Open champions stand to make up big ground having fallen in the opening round last year (l. to Cilic/Draganja). 

Kontinen will ascend to the individual doubles top spot unless he and Peers fail to reach the semi-finals and either Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan reach the final or defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut reach the final.

The Finn would also be denied should he and Peers bow out in the semi-finals and either the Bryans or Herbert/Mahut go on to win the title.

The Finnish/Austraian pair opens against Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, while four-time champions, the Bryans, begin their campaign against Fabrice Martin and Marcin Matkowski. The Americans – despite having not won a ATP World Tour title since last May’s ATP Masters 1000 Rome – are still a shot at reclaiming the World No. 1 ranking. They could meet eighth-seeded Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in the quarter-finals before a potential semi-final clash in a rematch of the Australian Open final against Kontinen/Peers.

Second-seeded Herbert/Mahut take on Brit Dominic Inglot and Romanian Florin Mergea first up with a tricky potential quarter-final match-up against BNP Paribas Open champions, fifth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, on the cards. Brothers Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev meet Austrian Dominic Thiem and Serbian veteran Nenad Zimonjic, with the winner likely to meet Klaasen and Ram in the second round.

Fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares tackle last year’s Wimbledon runners-up Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi at the first hurdle with a quarter-final clash against sixth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo projected. Kubot and Melo will need to defeat the scratch pairing of 39-year-old Tommy Haas and Lucas Pouille in the opening round.

To Kei Nishikori, everything is just about perfect at the Miami Open presented by Itau, the season’s second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, which kicks off on Wednesday.

The tournament’s location, the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, is only a four-hour drive from where Nishikori lives and trains year-round, in Bradenton, Florida. The south Florida conditions – quick and fast – suit the aggressive Japanese player.

The only thing missing from making the Miami event perhaps Nishikori’s absolute perfect tournament has been the lack of a title. The 27 year old is searching for his first Miami crown, which he’ll try to land during the next two weeks.

“I feel very relaxed here, very open… I feel like I’m at home,” Nishikori said on Tuesday during his pre-tournament press conference.

Nishikori came close to his maiden Masters 1000 title in Miami last year, falling to Novak Djokovic in the final. It was Nishikori’s second Masters 1000 title match (also 2014 Madrid). But the two weeks still served as a momentum-building tournament for Nishikori, who beat four Top 30 players, including Gael Monfils and Nick Kyrgios, en route to the final.

The Shimane native has rarely had a poor showing in south Florida. Of his seven prior appearances, he’s advanced to at least the fourth round five times times, including a semi-final showing in 2014 (l. to Djokovic) and a quarter-final run in 2015 (l. to Isner). “I have good memories here,” Nishikori said.

The 5’10” right-hander kicked off the 2017 Masters 1000 calendar positively last week, reaching the quarter-finals at the BNP Paribas Open (l. to Sock). “I was playing great tennis. Unfortunately I lost in the quarter-finals but still I was playing good,” he said. “My tennis is getting much better, getting more solid.”

Nishikori is the second seed in Miami. He receives a first-round bye and will face Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic or former Top 10 player Kevin Anderson in the second round.

The man with the nickname “Stanimal” faced a new question during Tuesday’s media day at the Miami Open presented by Itau: What animal would he be, given the choice?

“Depends on the day,” said Stan Wawrinka, after a pause. “I quite like a black panther.”

A panther may befit his status this week in Miami, where he is the top seed for the first time at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Additionally, the World No. 3 is riding the confidence of a runner-up finish to countryman Roger Federer in Sunday’s BNP Paribas Open final.

“I’m really happy with the results. I was sad after the loss, but he was playing too good and it was a good final,” said Wawrinka. “I’m feeling confident with my game in general because making the final of the first Masters was great, but here it’s completely different conditions so I’ll see when I start to practise again tomorrow. Hopefully I can do a good result here.”

Wawrinka’s past two appearances on U.S. soil have resulted in final appearances, including last September’s triumph over Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, and he will be looking to advance beyond the Round of 16 for the first time on his ninth visit to Key Biscayne.

This week he opens against the winner between Gastao Elias and Horacio Zeballos, with seeded opponents in his quarter including No. 16 Alexander Zverev, No. 18 John Isner and No. 31 Feliciano Lopez. Should he get through his quarter, Wawrinka could face a rematch with two-time Miami champion Federer in the semi-finals.

“From him, nothing is a surprise anymore,” he said. “For sure to see him moving that well at that age it’s something amazing. It’s something that’s good for me, I’m turning 32 (on 28 March), to see that you can still be at the top… It’s just amazing the way he’s playing straight after a six-month injury. That was really special to win the Australian Open. I’m sure this year is going to be big for tennis.”

Wawrinka, currently behind Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in the Emirates ATP Rankings, anticipated a battle for World No. 1, with Federer making a strong push early in the season. Federer has climbed 10 spots since the start of the year, moving ahead of Rafael Nadal to No. 6 following Indian Wells.

“For sure he has a shot for No. 1,” said Wawrinka. “He won a Slam and the first Masters 1000 so for sure he has a big shot, but it’s going to be interesting to see if Rafa is playing well also. We’ll see when Andy and Novak will come back from injury, so this year will be really interesting for tennis fans.”

With age comes perspective and at 35, on the comeback from his longest stint on the sidelines, Roger Federer is playing with a renewed sense of freedom. A stunning run to the Australian Open title and then the BNP Paribas Open crown at the weekend are testament to him chanelling this ‘underdog’ confidence as he prepares a tilt at his first Miami Open title in 11 years.

The Swiss, who started the season at No. 17 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, has soared back to No. 6. A decade ago he was the reigning two-time Miami Open champion.

“At 25 I was winning 90 per cent of my matches and eventually you’re on this train where you keep rolling and expect yourself to win a lot,” Federer said. “You play many more tournaments.

“It was an incredible experience being able to play at such a high level for so long and beating so many of the guys, winning so many finals in a row. It’s definitely different, especially this year, it’s very different to any other that I’ve ever experienced, as was last year with the injury, with the age, with the comeback.

“This is very special for me. I definitely see things different today than I ever have.”

The fourth seed opens against either #NextGenATP player Frances Tiafoe or Russian Konstantin Kravchuk before a likely third-round clash with No. 29 seed Juan Martin del Potro, a player on a comeback trail of his own. Should that showdown eventuate, Federer will carry a 15-5 FedEx ATP Head2Head record, although the last time the pair played was the ATP Finals in 2013.

“I was very happy for him last year,” Federer said of del Potro’s return. “I was supposed to play him here and then I pulled out, which was a pity for both of us.

“The comeback was great for him. He finished top 40, won the Davis Cup, it was a dream come true for him as far as I know. I’m focused on one round earlier though.”

Sixth seed Dominic Thiem is his projected quarter-final opponent and should he live up to his seeding he could set his third clash of the season with compatriot and top seed Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals.

For now, the lone former champion in the field is relieved to back to full health. A stomach virus ruled him out ahead of his first-round clash with del Potro last year. This is the first time he will have played in Miami since 2014.

“I’m coming in with more confidence, which I prefer, of course,” Federer said. “I’m happy to be healthy this time around. Last year, I postponed the press conference three or four times because I wasn’t feeling well and then at the end it ended up not possible at all so it’s nice to be back here healthy.”

The stretch remains one of the most intense on the ATP World Tour: Four weeks. Two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. Drastically different conditions.

At the first Masters 1000, the BNP Paribas Open, the dry heat of the desert that can befuddle even the best players. At the other, the Miami Open presented by Itau, the wretched humidity needs only minutes to turn your light T-shirt into a soaked towel.

But battle through the conditions, the tough draws and the world-class opponents, and you can walk away with one of the most impressive achievements of the season: Back-to-back Masters 1000 titles on hard courts.

Only seven players since 1991 have swept the March Masters and won back-to-back Indian Wells and Miami titles in the same year: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Jim Courier. Djokovic leads the elite group, having accomplished the Sunshine Double four times in his career – 2011, ’14-15-16.

Over the next two weeks, Federer will go for the Masters 1000 sweep for the third time in his 20-year career. Federer, who beat Stan Wawrinka to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, won Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back in 2005-06.

The Swiss star, who at 35 became the oldest Masters 1000 champion on Sunday, said he thinks he’ll be feeling fresh in Key Biscayne, where he’ll be playing for the 16^th time.

“I think I’m going to be fine on that front just because I’m feeling too good on the court, and I’m having too much fun. Winning creates a lot of good energy,” said Federer, who is 13-1 on the season and has won two of the three tournaments he’s entered.

But that’s not to say Federer will walk into the Miami Open expecting the title. “I know how hard it is to win back-to-back Indian Wells and Miami titles. That’s why again I go to Miami knowing it’s going to be really difficult,” Federer said. “As we know in Masters 1000s, draws are brutal early on already. There is no warming up and playing qualifiers ranked No. 250, which even they are not easy to beat sometimes on any given day and especially in the best of three sets, the margins are small.”

In 1998, Chilean Marcelo Rios became only the fourth player to pull off the Sunshine Double. The back-to-back titles helped him reach No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The left-hander became only the 14th man in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings, since 1973, to reach the top spot.

“Winning like this and beating [Andre] Agassi in the final, the former No. 1, I can’t ask for more. It’s really, really good,” Rios said after winning the Miami title. “I feel really proud, being Chilean, to be the only one to be No. 1 in the world.”

Roger Federer welcomes the April 2017 issue of GQ magazine to his mountain top home in Switzerland to talk about his life off the court and just how much longer he feels he can pull off the impossible.

Hell, for Roger Federer, is talking about life after tennis. For years now, the questions have crept in as Federer, 35 and troubled by injuries, seemed to be drifting off the court. Reporters demanded to know: When will you stop? What comes next? Maybe a farewell tour before you wander away into the Alps? All the sporting world seemed to want, after nearly two decades of idol worship, was a forwarding address for where to send a thank-you note.

But then, a few months ago, something happened. Something extraordinary. Defying all expectations, Federer won this year’s Australian Open. His 18th major title (the most ever for a man in his sport) and his first Grand Slam in five years. Among the 18, this one was special. “Perhaps the most special,” he told me. It came after he’d taken a months-long break, his first significant time away from tennis since he was a teenager, in part because of a knee injury he’d suffered during the last Australian Open (while drawing his daughters a bath, of all things), but also because he’d been feeling worn out. So to return at his age, after no competitive matches for months, and triumph over his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, on one of the sport’s grandest stages… The feeling was ecstasy.

It couldn’t have come at a more pivotal moment. Early in the tournament, during an on-court interview, Federer acknowledged his underdog status — reminding fans that the only thing he’d won lately was GQ’s Most Stylish Man (an online competition in which readers carried him to victory over Kanye West and Ryan Gosling). “At least I won something,” he said wryly, referring to a 14-month trophy drought—and this from a guy whose life is essentially predicated on winning, shattering records with no grunts, no sweat: 302 weeks as world number one. In many eyes, the GOAT. Still, as the 17 seed in Melbourne, he’d known he didn’t have a shot. To reach the quarterfinals would have been a success. But then it happened.

“Winning Australia, it solves so many problems,” he said. And so, feeling generous, perhaps a little insulated by success, he extended an invitation for a visit. High up at his retreat in Switzerland, just five days after the final, to talk about tennis and not-tennis, at this beginning of yet another chapter in his career. He didn’t just quiet the hecklers by winning — he changed the narrative. Millions of fans got to feel a story line shift under their feet, and Federer felt it, too. So who is he? What is he? I went to the mountains to find out, at the same time equipped with the single question he’d least want to answer, the one that keeps his fans twitching like so many addicts between hits: After all these years of pulling off the impossible, how many more could we really expect?

Read Full Piece, ‘Peak Federer.’ In April 2017 Issue

Story excerpted with permission of GQ magazine.

Miami Open presented by Itau: The 33^rd edition of the Miami Open presented by Itau gets underway on Wednesday. The second of nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments of the season takes place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The 96-player draw features seven of the Top 10 and 16 of the Top 20 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Two-time (2005-06) champion Roger Federer, who captured his 90^th career title in Indian Wells, is the lone former winner in the field.

Indian Wells, Miami Title Sweep: Since 1991, seven players have won the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the season (11 times) in Indian Wells and Miami. Federer, who won both titles in 2005-06, and Djokovic, who has accomplished the feat a record four times (2011, ’14-15-16), are the only active players to pull off the double ATP World Tour Masters 1000 sweep in the same year:

Novak Djokovic 2011, ’14-15-16
Roger Federer 2005-06
Andre Agassi 2001
Marcelo Rios 1998
Pete Sampras 1994
Michael Chang 1992
Jim Courier 1991

Stan Top Seed: World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka is the top seed in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his career. The 31-year-old top Swiss player (turns 32 on 28 March) on the ATP World Tour is making his ninth Miami Open appearance (7-8 record). His best result was the 4R in 2009 (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and 2014 (l. to Dolgopolov).

He is off to a 12-4 start this season and on Sunday he lost to countryman Federer 64 75 in the final at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells. It was his fourth career Masters 100 final (1-3). He also reached the semi-finals in Brisbane and Australian Open (l. to Federer in five sets) in the opening month.

Roger the Great Returns: All eyes will be on World No. 6 (No. 4 seed) and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, who is playing in Miami for the first time since 2014. The 35-year-old superstar comes in after capturing his 90^th career title and fifth at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells on Sunday (d. No. 3 Wawrinka).

He also beat No. 6 Nadal in the 4R. Federer’s flawless performance in the desert lifted him from No. 10 to No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He did not drop a set and he held serve 47 of 48 games in his five-match title run. Last year Federer was in the Miami draw but withdrew due to a stomach virus. He has a 44-13 record in Miami and he’s making his 16^th appearance. In his last visit three years ago, he reached the quarter-finals (l. to Nishikori). He made his tournament debut in 1999 (l. to Carlsen in 1R) and his first win came over Justin Gimelstob in 2000.

Federer is off to a 13-1 start this season. He captured his 18^th career Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open on Jan. 29 (d. Nadal in five sets). He became the second player to win a Grand Slam crown defeating four Top 10 opponents en route (Mats Wilander in 1982 Roland Garros). He then played in Dubai and lost in the 2R (l. to Donskoy in third set TB after holding 3 MPs) before turning in his record-tying fifth Indian Wells title (w/Djokovic). At 35 years, seven months, he became the oldest ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champion.

Rafa Looks For First Title: World No. 7 (No. 5 seed) Rafael Nadal is making his 13^th tournament appearance (35-11 record, W/O in ‘12). He is a four-time finalist (2005, ’08, ’10, ’14) and this is the only tournament he’s not won with the most attempts. He also was a SF in 2010 and 2012 and QF in 2007 and 2009. Last year he retired in the third set (down 0-3 vs. Dzumhur) in his opening round match due to illness/dizziness.

Nadal comes in with a 14-4 match record on the season and in his last tournament in Indian Wells, he fell to eventual champion Federer 62 63 in the 4R. The 30-year-old Spaniard has reached finals at the Australian Open (l. to Federer in five sets) and Acapulco (l. to Querrey). He opened the season by reaching the quarter-finals in Brisbane (l. to Raonic). Nadal is not only trying to capture his 70^th career title, he is also aiming to earn his first hard court title since Doha in January 2014 (d. Monfils). He has played in 31 hard court tournaments since the Doha title.

Big Four Domination: The ‘Big Four’ of Murray, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer have won 57 of the past 62 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, which dates back to Nadal’s triumph at Monte-Carlo in 2010. The only other players to emerge with an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title during that time are Robin Soderling (2010 Paris), David Ferrer (2012 Paris), Stan Wawrinka (2014 Monte-Carlo), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2014 Toronto) and Marin Cilic (2016 Cincinnati). Here is a breakdown of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles won by the Big Four during that span: Djokovic (25), Nadal (13), Murray (10) and Federer (9). The foursome are also among the Top 5 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles:1) Djokovic 30; 2) Nadal 28; 3) Federer 25; 4) Agassi 17; 5) Murray 14.

Raonic Returns: World No. 5 (No. 3 seed) Milos Raonic, who has reached the quarter-finals in two of the past three years, is making his return after suffering a right leg injury in Delray Beach last month. The 26-year-old Canadian conceded a walkover in the final vs Sock on 26 February, then withdrew from Acapulco and Indian Wells.

He has a 10-2 record on the season. He opened the season with a SF in Brisbane (d. Nadal in 3 sets, l. to eventual champion Dimitrov) and reached QFs at Australian Open for 3rd time and Grand Slam QF for sixth time overall (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Nadal).

Top 20 Breakthrough: The newest member of the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings is 25-year-old Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, who is No. 19 this week after reaching his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final in Indian Wells (l. to Wawrinka). Carreno Busta enters Miami with a 15-7 match record on the season and he has reached the semi-finals (or better) in his past four tournaments – Buenos Aires (SF), Rio de Janeiro (Finalist), Sao Paulo (SF) and Indian Wells (SF).

Carreno Busta also is ranked No. 18 in doubles (12-4 record). He won the Rio doubles title (w/Cuevas) and he is the only player ranked in the Top 20 in singles and doubles this week. He is looking for his first win in Miami after first-round losses the past three years.

Former Finalists in Draw: While Federer is the only Miami Open champion (also 2002 finalist) in the draw, there are four other players who have reached the final:

Final (Opponent) Miami W-L
Kei Nishikori 2016 (l. to Dlokovic) 17-6
Rafael Nadal 2014 (l. to Djokovic) 35-11
2011 (l. to Djokovic)
2008 (l. to Davydenko)
2005 (l. to Federer)
David Ferrer 2013 (l. to Murray) 31-14
Tomas Berdych 2010 (l. to Roddick) 30-11

Back Again in South Florida: There are eight players in the singles draw who are playing in Miami for at least the 10^th consecutive year. David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco lead the way with their 15^th consecutive Miami Open appearance. Here are the longest current streaks (including this year):

Streak W-L Best Result (Year)
David Ferrer 15 31-14 Finalist (2013)
Fernando Verdasco 15 16-14 QF (2009-10)
Juan Monaco 14 16-13 SF (2012)
Tomas Berdych 12 30-11 Finalist (2010)
Gilles Simon 12 16-11 QF (2011, ‘13, ’16)
Sam Querrey 12 8-11 4R (2013)
Ivo Karlovic 12 3-11 3R (2010)
John Isner 10 12-9 SF (2015)
Note: Feliciano Lopez has played in 15 of last 16 years (except 2013).

#NextGenATP Stars: There are eight #NextGenATP players in the main draw, including five teenagers (not including possible qualifiers). Here’s a look at the talented 21 & under group listed in ranking order (not including qualifiers):

Main Draw Rank Age
Alexander Zverev No. 20 19
Karen Khachanov No. 52 20
Borna Coric No. 62 20
Hyeon Chung No. 92 20
Taylor Fritz No. 126 19
Casper Ruud (WC) No. 128 18
Andrey Rublev (WC) No. 130 19
Michael Mmoh (WC) No. 179 19

Wild Cards: The five main draw wild cards are from five different countries: Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil), Michael Mmoh (U.S.), Andrey Rublev (Russia), Casper Ruud (Norway) and Mikael Ymer (Sweden). Ruud and Ymer, both 18, are making their tournament main draw debut.

Infosys ATP World Tour Wins Leaders: Here is a look at this season’s match wins leaders on the ATP World Tour:

W-L Titles
1) Grigor Dimitrov 17-3 2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 17-4 2
Dominic Thiem 17-7 1
4) Jack Sock 15-3 2
David Goffin 15-6 0
Pablo Carreno Busta 15-7 0

Sock Leads American Title Hopes: Top American Jack Sock is a career-high No. 17 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after reaching his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 singles semi-final in Indian Wells (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to eventual champion Federer). The 24-year-old Kansas City, Kan. resident comes in with a 15-3 match record on the season.

He has a 4-4 record in Miami, reaching the third round in 2015-16. He is one of four players on the ATP World Tour with two titles this season (Dimitrov, Federer and Tsonga). Other American title winners this season are Ryan Harrison (Memphis) and Sam Querrey (Acapulco). The four titles is the most by a country this season on the ATP World Tour. The last American singles champion in Miami was Andy Roddick in 2010 (d. Berdych).

Milestone Watch: Last week Philipp Kohlschreiber notched his 400th career match win in Indian Wells. There are three players who could reach milestone match wins in Miami:

Milestone Enters Miami
David Ferrer 700 Wins 696
Marin Cilic 400 Wins 396
Sam Querrey 300 Wins 296

Haas Back in Action: Former World No. 2 Tommy Haas, the oldest player in the singles draw, is weeks away from his 39^th birthday on 3 April. He is playing in his third tournament since October 2015 in Vienna. At the Australian Open, he retired (illness) in the first round after dropping the first two sets to Benoit Paire. In Delray Beach, Haas lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round.

Haas has been busy the past two weeks as tournament director at in Indian Wells. He has a protected ranking of No. 25. Haas has a 14-12 career record in Miami with his best result the semi-finals in his last visit in 2013 (d. No. 1 Djokovic in 4R, l. to No. 5 Ferrer). This is the 20^th anniversary of his first Miami appearance when he reached the 3R (d. Forget, J. Sanchez, l. to eventual champion Muster).

Strong Doubles Field: The top eight teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings are entered in the draw, led by Australian Open champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers, who are top seeds in a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. In last year’s final, Herbert/Mahut defeated Klaasen/Ram 57 61 10-7. Here is a look at the Top 8 teams entered:

1) Henri Kontinen & John Peers
2) Raven Klaasen & Rajeev Ram
3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares
4) Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
5) Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau
6) Lukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo
7) Ivan Dodig & Marcel Granollers
8) Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah

Former Champions in Draw: There are two teams playing together who are former champions in Miami, reigning champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut and four-time winners Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2007-08, ’14-15). There are four other players who have won the title playing with different partners:
— Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer (2013)
— Max Mirnyi (2003, ‘05-06, ’09)
— Daniel Nestor (2002)
Note: Former three-time champion (2010-11-12) Leander Paes is on the alternate list (w/Paire)

Emirates ATP Race to Milan Leaders: Four of the top five #NextGenATP players who are among the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan (as of March 13) are in the main draw. Overall there are eight in the main draw and five in the qualifying draw listed below:

1 Alexander Zverev – Main Draw
2 Daniil Medvedev – Withdrew
3 Casper Ruud – Main Draw (WC)
4 Andrey Rublev – Main Draw (WC)
5 Taylor Fritz – Main Draw
6 Alexander Bublik – Qualifying
7 Noah Rubin
8 Hyeon Chung – Main Draw
9 Ernesto Escobedo – Qualifying
10 Frances Tiafoe – Qualifying
11 Quentin Halys – Qualifying
12 Borna Coric – Main Draw
13 Omar Jasika
14 Denis Shapovalov
15 Blake Mott
16 Karen Khachanov – Main Draw
17 Alex De Minaur
18 Jared Donaldson – Qualifying
19 Felix Auger-Aliassime
20 Michael Mmoh – Main Draw (WC)