After two days of qualifying, the main draws of the 26th International Greater Poland Tennis Championships – Astra Coffee & More Open 2025, an event on the LOTTO PZT Polish Tour – the Polish National Cup, got under way on the AZS courts in Poznań. The singles draw has thirty-two players, the doubles sixteen pairs.
Thirteen Poles in the singles
It is the largest Polish contingent in this year's field. Maks Kaśnikowski, Tomasz Berkieta, Jasza Szajrych, Marcel Zieliński, Karol Filar and Martyn Pawelski entered on their ranking. The organisers awarded wild cards to Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutyński, Przemysław Michocki, Kacper Knitter and Jan Sadzik. Alan Bojarski, Maciej Matuszczyk and Jakub Hrynkiewicz came through qualifying. Ten Polish players feature in the doubles.
Seedings
- 1. Mathys Erhard (France) – 249th in the ATP ranking
- 2. Corentin Denolly (France) – 309.
- 3. Alexey Vatutin – 334.
- 4. Maks Kaśnikowski (Poland) – 528.
- 5. Oleksii Krutykh (Ukraine) – 443.
- 6. Alec Beckley (South Africa) – 538.
- 7. Tomasz Berkieta (Poland) – 650.
- 8. Kirill Kivattsev – 521.
The highest-ranked Pole in the draw is Maks Kaśnikowski. In the doubles, Alec Beckley and Nikita Mashtakov are the top seeds, Jan Hrazdil and Jasza Szajrych the second seeds.
An international field
Alongside the Poles, Poznań features players from France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Germany, Ukraine, South Africa, Ireland, Latvia, Great Britain, Australia, Austria, Turkey and Taiwan. The tournament is an ITF M25 event with $30,000 in prize money, and the singles champion receives 25 ATP ranking points.
How they play
Singles matches are best of three sets. In the doubles, at one set all the match is decided by a match tie-break to ten points. All matches are played on clay.
Come to the courts
Play starts at 10:00. The AZS Poznań courts are at ul. Noskowskiego 25. Admission is free on every day of the tournament.
