Medvedev, Berrettini, Khachanov and Wawrinka in action in St. Petersburg

The ATP250 in St. Petersburg will have a fantastic line-up this year with some of the top protagonists of the recently concluded US Open. Daniil Medvedev, Matteo Berrettini, Karen Khachanov, and Stan Wawrinka will be in action in Russian. The event will start the upcoming 16th of September.

Medvedev the top seed

Daniil Medvedev was screaming for some rest after his tiring and successful summer in North America. The Russian reached 3 finals (Washington, Montreal, and at the US Open) and he won the title in Cincinnati. Currently ranked no.4, Daniil will be top seeded in the home tournament.

Berrettini chasing points for the ATP Finals

Matteo Berrettini was the “other youngster” to surprise in New York after he reached the semifinal. The Italian is currently ranked no.9 in the year to date rankings and he is, therefore, looking forward to winning more points to qualify for the ATP Finals in London.

Karen Khachanov and Stan Wawrinka will also be among the top stars in Russia. With a 20-20 win-loss record in 2019, the Karen is having a rather disappointing season especially after he won the last ATP1000 of 2018 in Bercy. Wawrinka is bouncing back after his struggles with his knee. Stan reached the quarters at the US Open and he is looking forward to winning his first title of the season.

The defending champion is Dominic Thiem tat last year defeated Martin Klizan 6-3 6-1 in the final.

Daniil Medvedev’s ranking and performance in 2019

Ranked no.4 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 8^th of September when he was defeated by Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in the final in U.S. Open.

This year the Russian has a 49-17 win-loss record. Daniil has won 2 titles in 2019 in Sofia and in Cincinnati. Daniil was the finalist in Brisbane, in Barcelona, in Washington, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open.

Matteo Berrettini’s ranking and performance in 2019

Ranked no.13 (career-high), Berrettini played his last match on the 6^th of September when he lost to Rafael Nadal 7-6⁶ 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in U.S. Open.

This year Matteo has a 38-16 win-loss record. The Italian clinched 3 titles in 2019 in the Phoenix Challenger, in Budapest and in Stuttgart. The Italian was the finalist in Munich.

Daniil Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev.

The last time that they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 6-7⁶ 7-5 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Indian Wells in March 2018.