Novak Djokovic, Denis Shapovalov, Nick Kyrgios, and Juan Martin Del Potro are getting ready for the new season that will finally start in a couple of weeks’ time.
Novak Djokovic has a rather busy schedule as he decided to compete at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, the ATP Cup, in Adelaide and the Australian Open. Novak’s participation in Adelaide came as a huge surprise since the event will be played just before the Australian Open. Usually, top players prefer not to be involved in any competition before a slam, but this was not the case for Novak. The world no.2 is putting some serious work to prepare for the new year. Now in Monte Carlo, he showed a video where he was acting as a (sort of) hurdler. He looked pretty good at that.
Denis Shapovalov’s training
The Canadian had a rather good end of the season soon after he started to partner with Mikhail Youzhny. Denis reached the final in Bercy and he ended the year ranked no.15. His new coach has put a lot of emphasis on Shapovalov’s footwork and this is an area they are trying to really improve as per the following video.
Nick Kyrgios reinforcing his hip
The Australian is not well-known for his working-ethic and putting too much effort into strengthening his body. However, it seems that this time during the off-season, he got things seriously, and he posted this video while lifting 200kg with his hip. That’s a serious effort.
Juan Martin Del Potro and his knee injury
The Argentine has been struggling with injuries a lot in his career. He underwent surgery multiple times to fix his issues with both wrists, and he broke his kneecap twice. However, the former US Open champion refuses to fold and he is now getting ready for 2020 after yet another prolonged hiatus due to his knee injury that occurred back in June. Here the video of one of his recent training.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 14th of November when he lost to Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 in the round-robin in London.
This year Novak has a 54-11 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. Novak was the finalist in Rome.
Denis Shapovalov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.15 (career-high), Shapovalov played his last match on the 3rd of November when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the final in Paris.
This year Shapovalov has a 33-25 win-loss record. The Canadian clinched 1 title in Stockholm. The Canadian was the finalist in Paris.
Novak Djokovic and Denis Shapovalov played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic.
The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) THE 03rd OF November 2019.
Here the highlights.
Nick Kyrgios’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.30, the Australian played his last match on the 25th of September when he capitulated to Andreas Seppi 7-65 6-1 in the 1st round in Zhuhai.
This year Kyrgios has a 21-14 win-loss record. The Australian conquered 2 titles in 2019 in Acapulco and in Washington.
Juan Martin Del Potro’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.123, Juan Martin was supposed to play on the 19th of June. However, he conceded a walk over to Feliciano Lopez in the 2nd round in Fever-Tree Championships.
Nick Kyrgios and Juan Martin Del Potro played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Del Potro.
The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-64 6-76 6-2 in the 3rd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2018.