Daniil Medvedev makes it official that he will not compete in the Internazionali d’Italia that will be played in Rome next week. The ATP and WTA schedules have been radically changed after the Coronavirus pandemic and some important events had to be scheduled back to back. This is what has happened for the Internazionali d’Italia that is going to take place soon after the US Open.
Daniil Medvedev is about to play the semifinal in New York and he decided not to compete in Italy so as not to be rushed to prepare the Roland Garros.
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nadal, Djokovic and Tsitsipas are set to be the top3 seeds in Rome. In fact, it is widely expected that also the other US Open semifinalists are not going to take part in the prestigious ATP1000. Therefore, Dominic Thiem, Sascha Zverev and Pablo Carreno Busta may head straight to Paris. The Spaniard is still scheduled to play in Hamburg the week before the Roland Garros.
Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.5, the Russian has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020. The Russian is playing at the U.S. Open where he defeated Federico Delbonis 6-1 6-2 6-4, Christopher O Connell 6-3 6-2 6-4, Jeff Wolf 6-3 6-3 6-2, Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-1 6-0 and Andrey Rublev 7-66 6-3 7-65.
Daniil Medvedev will take on Thiem in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-1 for Thiem.
The Russian won 7 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Now ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 29th of February when he overcame Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
At the moment, this season Rafael has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard conquered 1 title in Acapulco.
Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Nadal. The last time that they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-73 6-3 7-64 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 6th of September when he was defeated by Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-5 def. in the 4th round of the U.S. Open.
This season the Serbian has a 26-1 win-loss record. Novak clinched 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 4th of September when he lost to Borna Coric 6-72 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-64 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open.
During this season Stefanos has a 16-7 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 1 tournament in Marseille. The Greek was the runner-up in Dubai.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. The last time that they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on the 29th of February 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
