The US Open is about to start in a couple of weeks with some key players missing the event on both the ATP and the WTA side mainly because of the uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, the Internazionali D’Italia that are played in Rome shows off a rather glorious line-up that, as per their own website, is better than US Open one.
Besides the presence of Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem that are also going to compete in New York, Rome will have his 9-times champion Rafael Nadal to add (a huge) value to the event. Furthermore, the Italian competition will have also its beloved Fabio Fognini that has been recovering from a ankle surgery and 2 other notable US Open absentees: Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka.
Here the entry list.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, Novak 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.
At present, this year Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 29th of February when he beat Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
Currently, this year the Spaniard has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Acapulco.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-64 in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12th of January 2020.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 7th of March when he defeated Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
At the moment, this season Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 22nd of February when he capitulated to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s best performance of this year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Thiem. The last time that they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
