The ATP500 in St. Petersburg is about to commence after an intense Roland Garros that ended with yet another triumph from Rafael Nadal.
This event in Russia has just been upgraded from being an ATP250 competition to an ATP500 to attract more talents. Initially, the entry list was absolutely glorious with some of the best names of the sport. However, as predicted, some top players decided not to play anymore and therefore the local fans lost the opportunity to see this year Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carreno Busta, Grigor Dimitrov, Kei Nishikori, and Kevin Anderson.
Jannik Sinner struggling with stomach issues
Jannik Sinner has truly impressed during his run at the French Open where he reached the quarters before losing honorably to Rafael Nadal. The Italian sensation was due to play in St Petersburg where he originally had grated a wildcard, but eventually he could not compete because of a stomach issue. Therefore, Jannik was replaced by lucky loser Emilio Gomez.
Daniil Medvedev, Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev are still reading the draw in Russia, where they are considered as the top favorites.
Here the full draw.
Jannik Sinner in 2020
Now the world no.75, Sinner played his last match on the 6th of October when he capitulated to Rafael Nadal 7-64 6-4 6-1 in the quarter of the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Currently the world no.5, Medvedev played his last match on the 28th of September when he lost to Marton Fucsovics 6-4 7-63 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round of the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the semi-finals at the U.S. Open.
Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev. When they played, Daniil Medvedev won 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Marseille (Open 13 Provence) on the 20th of February 2020.
Denis Shapovalov in 2020
Currently the world no.11, Shapovalov played his last match on the 1st of October when he surrendered to Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 6-75 6-3 3-6 8-6 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Denis Shapovalov’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Rome.
Andrey Rublev in 2020
Currently ranked no.12 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 7th of October when he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 6-2 6-3 in the quarter of the French Open.
Currently, this season Rublev has a 29-7 win-loss record. Rublev clinched 3 titles in 2020 in Doha, in Adelaide and in Hamburg.
Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Shapovalov. The last time that they squared off, Denis Shapovalov won 6-3 7-64 in the quarter in Salem (Winston) in August 2019.
