ATP Auckland – DRAW: John Isner and Fabio Fognini are favorites

Two-time champion is the top seed and the only player from the top-10, seeking his first crown in Auckland since 2014.

John will face a tricky second round opponent in or before the quarter-final duel against the 7th seed or , and who received a wild card after growing up in New Zealand.

In the second quarter, the 4th seed could face the four-time Auckland champion who is playing his very last tournament in Australia, announcing that he will retire at Madrid Open in May.

, , the 6th seed and a home star are also in this part of the draw and we will see who will secure the place in the semis.

2016 and 2018 champion returns to Auckland after a stellar run in Doha where he defeated world no. 1 Novak Djokovic, facing , , and en route to the place in the last four.

In the bottom quarter, opens his campaign against or and there is also an interesting clash between and in the second round if they pass the qualifiers in round one.

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