Matteo Berrettini had started the 2025 season in a very brilliant way, finally playing with the right continuity and taking away the satisfaction of beating a legend like Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career (at the Doha ATP 500).

Andrey Rublev has already produced a couple of ATP Hamburg runs in the past–in 2019 he lost in the final to Nikoloz Basilashvili, then came back the year after to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas.

It has been a dramatic start to the year in the world of men's tennis. Jannik Sinner's victory at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, was overshadowed by his three-month doping ban after testing positive for the banned substance clostebol in 2024.