The world's best tennis players have been honing their skills ahead of the Roland Garros, with events like the Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open, Madrid Open, and Rome Open all having been completed.

The Hamburg Open will take place between Sunday, May 17, and Saturday, May 23 (local time).

Quick Picks

• Our pick: Zverev to win
• Value bet: Cobolli to win
• Long shot: Musetti to win

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It's worth noting that not all of the world's top players will be competing in this event, with some likely to take advantage of a short period of rest before the second Grand Slam a week or so later.

Availability will also depend on the status of some, with Carlos Alcaraz nursing an injury and out.

Still, we can expect to see some quality on the clay courts of this German city. With 32 players set to compete, many will be among the top rankings.

Defending champion Flavio Cobolli will be one of them, while 2023 winner and countryman Alexander Zverev is also expected to participate.

Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Tommy Paul, and Joao Fonseca are also expected to participate in this upcoming ATP 500 event; Musetti is a former winner in 2022.

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Having played relatively well at the ATP Rome Open recently, Cobolli, Musetti, and Zverev will be expected to be among the leading contenders to win the Hamburg Open.

Each individual is among the very best when it comes to playing on clay surfaces, with each of them arguably players who specialise on clay courts.

Zverev will perhaps be considered the main favourite to win, as he will enter the tournament with a previous win.

However, by the same token, you'd have to consider Cobolli as another contender by that reasoning.

Zverev is strong on slow courts, with heavy baseline patterns that translate well to clay, while Cobolli appears to favour this type of court historically.

Musetti will have to be worth watching, as he has been impressive on this surface over the last year. He is a natural clay player with topspin, touch, and variety.

When looking at their records (prior to the Rome Open) on clay over the last year:

• Zverev: 17-6
• Cobolli: 15-4
• Musetti: 17-6

Our Prediction

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Our prediction is that Zverev is the most likely to win the ATP 500 Hamburg Open. The conditions suit the native, while he remains an excellent player on clay.

We think Cobolli offers value after many strong recent performances on clay and at this event in the past, while Musetti offers long shot value that offers a good chance of happening.

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