Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are going to be the top seeds in the upcoming Western & Southern Open draw after the absence of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
When the draw take place?
The draw ceremony will take place on Thursday, the 20th of August and the total prize money will be $4,222,190. The defending champion (ATP) is Daniil Medvedev that last year defeated David Goffin in the final 7-6 6-4 (stats, highlights).
The prize money has been dramatically reduced especially for the most successful players. The ATP has been rather aggressive in this approach as the winner will have his prize money reduced by 74% to help the players losing in the earlier rounds.
Novak Djokovic
Ranked world no.1, Novak well be the top seed at the W&S where he won the title only in 2018 after being the runner-up on 5 occasions (2008, 2009, 2001, 2012, and 2015).
He played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
This season Novak has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Dominic has played a lot of exhibitions during the lockdown and according to well-known tennis coach Riccardo Piatti he is in great form.
The Austrian played his last official match on the 22nd of February when he surrendered to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s most significant result of the present season was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2nd of February 2020.
Daniil Medvedev
At the moment ranked no.5, Medvedev is the defending champion of the Western & Southern Open.
He played his last match on the 21st of February when he was overcome by Gilles Simon 6-4 6-0 in the quarter in Marseille.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no.6, Tsitsipas seems to be ready to have a big breakthrough in a major. The Greek sensation has dramatically improved his fitness during the lockdown.
He 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 Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. The Greek has won 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the runner-up in Dubai.
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Medvedev. The last time that they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-65 6-4 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
Here the highlights.
