The Erste Bank Open, to be held in Vienna in the last week of October, has recently announced that French stars Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille will be taking part in the tournament.
The Frenchman join home favorite Dominic Thiem and world number two Andy Murray, who were previously confirmed for the tournament.
Tsonga looks to improve on poor 2015 showing, Pouille makes debut
The Frenchmen head into the tournament with different levels of experience, with Pouille making his debut in Vienna whilst Tsonga returns to a tournament he has previously won.
The younger of the two, Pouille will certainly head into the tournament with a lot of confidence if he continues his form from this season. Having started the season just inside the top 80, Pouille is now on the verge of breaking the top 20 following strong tournaments such as a run to the semifinals in Rome and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, as well as making his first ATP final in Bucharest.
Tsonga will be looking to match his 2011 result in Vienna, where he battled past Juan Martin del Potro in three sets to take the title. He’ll be looking to improve on what has been a pretty average season by his high standards, and will also be looking to improve on his showing in Vienna last year, where he lost to Lukas Rosol in the second round.
Murray and Thiem already set to be in action
The tournament had already been lucky enough to secure two big stars, with Andy Murray and Dominic Thiem set to take part.
Thiem will be looking to improve on his showing last year, where he lost in the first round to Jerzy Janowicz, and will be a strong contender for the title as he most likely looks for a place at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Murray, who beat David Ferrer in the 2014 final, will use the indoor tournament for preparation for the Tour Finals, for which he has already qualified for.