ATP Pune – DRAW: Kevin Anderson, Hyeon Chung and Gilles Simon seek title

The world no. 6 lost in the final of Pune 12 months ago and he is the favorite to go one step further and lift the trophy next week, especially after a great Mubadala WTC run where he managed to beat Rafael Nadal.

Kevin will face or in the second round and that shouldnt be a problem for him, waiting for , or in the quarters.

The young Spaniard is the 7th seed and he is motivated to improve his game and results even more after a breakthrough 2018 season that saw him breaking into the top-100. The defending champion leads the second quarter as the 3rd seed, facing or in round two before the quarter-final match against or who was the semi-finalist here in 2018.

The third quarter is the wide open one, with , , , , , and the 4th seed battling for the place in the last four and a great chance to grab some big points at the start of the year.

In the end, leads the bottom quarter as the 2nd seed, hoping to kick off the year in the best possible way after more injuries he suffered in 2018 that halted his progress despite finishing in the top-30.

Hyeon plays against or in the second round before another challenging test against the veteran , or .

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