Tennis thought differently
Red Bull Bassline is not a regular tennis tournament: As the kick-off of the Erste Bank Open, six of the best players in the world gather for a unique tie-break tournament played while the DJ drops the beats. New in 2024: Due to the great fan response, Red Bull BassLine was moved from Heumarkt to the Wiener Stadthalle, where six of the best players in the world will came together for this unique event on October 18, 2024, for the first serve of the Erste Bank Open
Alexander Zverev with the trophy for his 2024 win (Picture: e|motion/Bildagentur Zolles KG/Sascha Feuster)
Zverev defends title
The fourth edition of Red Bull BassLine went to Germany's Alexander Zverev, just like in 2023. In his preliminary round matches, the German defeated the young Austrian star Joel Schwärzler 2:1 on his Stadthall debut, followed by Italy's Matteo Berrettini 2:0. In the final, Zverev faced Australia's Alexei Popyrin, who had beaten Japan's Kei Nishikori and Italy's Alexei Popyrin in his group matches. In the final, Zverev fended off three match points in a row in the deciding set and won the match and the tournament with his first match point.