
Alcaraz takes Vienna wildcard after Six Kings Slam is postponed
Carlos Alcaraz will play the Erste Bank Open in Vienna for the first time since 2021, filling the week left empty when the Riyadh exhibition was moved to December.
The Vienna tournament is scheduled for 26 October to 1 November 2026. It is an ATP 500 event held at Wiener Stadthalle on indoor hard court. Jannik Sinner is the defending champion from the previous edition. Among the recent editions listed, Sinner won the tournament twice, most recently in 2025. Other recent champions include Jack Draper (2024), Daniil Medvedev (2022), Alexander Zverev (2021), Andrey Rublev (2020), Dominic Thiem (2019), Kevin Anderson (2018), Lucas Pouille (2017) and Andy Murray (2016).
Summarised from Tennis Post data as of 5 Oct.

Carlos Alcaraz will play the Erste Bank Open in Vienna for the first time since 2021, filling the week left empty when the Riyadh exhibition was moved to December.
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