Stefanos Tsitsipas is about to start his run at the ATP Cup as the leader of his team. The other players do not have the same pedigree as Stefanos. In fact, his teammates will be: Michail Pervolarakis (world no.487), Markos Kalovelonis (no.747), Stefanos’ brother Petros (no.1077), and Alexandros Skorilas (no.1170). Therefore, it doesn’t seem that they have too many chances in a tough group with Canada, Germany, and Australia.
A proud Greek
Stefanos is still extremely excited for the opportunity of playing for his nation to comment:
“It brings Greece new opportunities and new possibilities. As Team Greece’s highest-ranked player, I’m really proud that I have a team like this by my side, Most of them are young and, for us, it’s probably one of the biggest events to play as a team together. The ATP Cup is one of the biggest events we will ever play,”
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
At the moment ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
Presently, this year the Greek has a 53-25 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Shapovalov, Zverev, and Kyrgios on the way
Denis Shapovalov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked world no.15 (career-high), Shapovalov played his last match on the 24th of November when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-67 in the Rubber 2 in Davis Cup.
In this year the Canadian has a 33-25 win-loss record. Shapovalov conquered 1 title in Stockholm. The Canadian was the finalist in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov played each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Shapovalov.
The last time that they fought against each other, Denis Shapovalov won 4-6 6-3 7-63 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 26th of March 2019.
Alexander Zverev’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now ranked no.7, Alexander played his last match on the 16th of November when he lost to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in London.
At present, this year Zverev has a 41-24 win-loss record. Zverev has won 1 title in Geneva. The German was the runner-up in Acapulco and in Shanghai.
Nick Kyrgios’s ranking and performance in 2019
At the moment ranked no.30, Nick played his last match on the 20th of November when he defeated Steve Darcis 6-2 7-69 in the Rubber 2 in Davis Cup.
In this year Nick has a 21-14 win-loss record. The Australian has won 2 titles in 2019 in Acapulco and in Washington.
