Dimitrov Hurkacz Cerundolo Tennis News Updates

The 2025 Bastad Open is set for July 14-20, coming right after Wimbledon wraps up. And tennis fans already have something to get excited about – the entry list for Sweden’s clay court tournament just dropped.

Last year’s event got way more attention than usual, and that was all thanks to Rafael Nadal. The Spanish legend used Bastad as a warmup for the 2024 Olympics at Roland Garros.

What nobody knew at the time? That tournament would give us Nadal’s final career final.

He lost to Nuno Borges in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. It was pretty clear that night that the 14-time French Open champion was struggling to compete at the highest level anymore. Four months later, Nadal called it a career.

But Bastad has crowned plenty of other champions over the years. Casper Ruud won it in 2021, Andrey Rublev claimed the title in 2023, and David Ferrer actually won the clay court event three times during his career.

This year’s lineup might not look as star-studded on paper, but there’s still some really solid tennis talent signed up. Fans should get plenty of entertaining matches when the tournament kicks off next month.

Key Players to Watch

Grigor Dimitrov headlines the entry list, though he’s been dealing with some serious injury issues lately. The Bulgarian hasn’t played since the first round of Roland Garros over three weeks ago, when he had to retire in the third set against Ethan Quinn with a thigh problem.

Here’s the crazy part – that was Dimitrov’s fourth straight retirement at a Grand Slam.

The 34-year-old actually set an unwanted record in the process. It’s got people wondering if his body can handle the demands of modern tennis anymore. Hopefully he’ll be fit and ready for Bastad. The 2017 ATP Finals winner hasn’t pulled out of Wimbledon yet and he’s doing everything he can to get ready for the third Grand Slam of the year.

Hubert Hurkacz is another big name on the list. Sure, the Polish player probably feels more comfortable on hard courts and grass, but he’s shown he can handle clay pretty well too. He won his first clay title at the 2024 Estoril Open.

His second clay final was pretty memorable too. At last month’s Geneva Open, Novak Djokovic beat the big-serving Pole in a deciding set tiebreak to claim his 100th ATP title. What a battle that was.

Francisco Cerundolo might actually fancy his chances of winning the whole thing. The 26-year-old Argentine has reached six ATP finals in his career, and five of those came on clay courts. He’s also made the fourth round at the French Open in both 2023 and 2024.

The guy reached the semifinals in Madrid this year too. Though he did suffer one of Roland Garros’s biggest upsets when he lost to Canadian Gabriel Diallo in the first round.

Tallon Griekspoor is always fun to watch. The former world No. 21 had his best ever Grand Slam showing at Roland Garros just a few weeks ago, making it to the fourth round.

There are several other solid players in the mix too. Botic van de Zandschulp will be there – he’s the guy who beat Nadal in his very last professional match at the 2024 Davis Cup Finals. Nuno Borges, Luciano Darderi, and Sebastian Baez round out the notable names.

2025 Bastad Open ATP Entry List:

Without a true superstar like Nadal this year, the tournament should be pretty wide open. That could actually make for some really compelling tennis, with several players having legitimate shots at the title.

The timing’s perfect too – coming right after Wimbledon, it gives clay court specialists a chance to get back on their preferred surface before heading into the summer hard court season.