While he learned of his qualification for the Masters this Tuesday, Andrey Rublev preferred to withdraw from the Metz tournament where he was seeded number 1.
A few hours after winning his first victory in the ATP 250 in Metz against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6 (3), 7-5), Andrey Rublev withdrew from the Lorraine tournament. The Russian player announced that he was suffering from an abdominal injury.
This decision is probably linked to the announcement of Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from the Turin Masters which begins this Sunday. With this package, the 27-year-old is automatically qualified for the Masters tournament. This decision means that the winner of the match between Frenchman Corentin Moutet and German Jan-Lennard Struff this Tuesday will automatically qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.
In addition to this withdrawal, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov also withdrew from the Lorraine tournament. While he was due to face Briton Cameron Norrie, the number 3 seed withdrew. He is replaced by the Frenchman Luca Van Assche.
