Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev are in the doubles entry list of the Western and Southern Open that will be played in New York this year. Djokovic will team up with his dear friend and fellow Serbian player Filip Krajinovic, Tsitsipas will play with Pablo Cuevas, Zverev with Tim Puetz, and Thiem with Dennis Novak.
Even if nothing is set in stone, the fact that these top players are in the entry lists of the doubles at the W&S means that they are quite serious about going and playing in New York.
No quarantine for the Internazionali D’Italia
The US Open will probably get a boost for the fact that a recent decree signed by the Italian Prime Minister will exempt from the quarantine the athletes participating in international events in Italy (if tested negative).
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Currently ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
During this season Novak has a 18-0 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 7th of March when he overcame Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
This season Tsitsipas has a 11-5 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the finalist 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 played 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.Here the highlights.
Alexander Zverev in 2020
Now the world no.7, the German played his last match on the 26th of February when he was defeated by Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev’s best performance of the present year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 22nd of February when he was defeated by Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s most significant performance of the present year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem played each other 9 times. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem. The last time that they played each other, Dominic Thiem won 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 31st of January 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.