Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev are having a great season, with both not too far from qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals. Both players are competing in the ATP500 St. Petersburg, where they have strong chances to dramatically improve their rankings if they win the event.
LIVE RANKINGS AND THE ATP FINALS
With Federer certainly out of the finals, Denis and Andrey need to be ranked at least no.9 to qualify for the season’s finale and they are not that far from that. Stefanos Tsitsipas has just qualified, and he has confirmed that he will defend his title despite the injury suffered during the Roland Garros.
Shapovalov
Now ranked no.12, Denis can be ranked no. 9 or 10 if he conquers the title in Russia to be in a very good position for a final rush.
He has an overall 15-11 win-loss record in 2020. Shapovalov is currently having a run in St. Petersburg where he overcame Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-3.
Denis Shapovalov will face Ivashka in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov.
Rublev
Currently the world no.10 (career-high), he will be ranked no.8 if he wins the tournament in St. Petersburg.
The Russian has a compiled 30-7 match record in 2020. Andrey is currently having a run in St. Petersburg where he ousted Vasek Pospisil 6-2 6-4.
Andrey Rublev will face Humbert in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev.
The Russian has won 3 titles in 2020 in Doha, in Adelaide and in Hamburg.
Andrey won 5 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Shapovalov.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked world no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 9th of October when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal of the French Open.
Presently, this year Tsitsipas has a 25-10 match record. The Greek conquered 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the finalist in Dubai and in Hamburg.