Grigor Dimitrov and Daniel Brands will start their first round match at the central court of the AON Open Challenger in Genova at 8:30 pm CET on Tuesday, 8 September. The match is 5th in a row at the Central Court.

In partnership with the Italian Alessandro Giannesi (ATP Rank 979 in singles and 767 in doubles) Grigor Dimitrov will take part also in the doubles tournament as the Bulgarian-Italian pair will play their first round match on Wednesday against the Italians Marco Crugnola (APT Rank 201/363) and Uros Vico (ATP rank 970/313).