As the tennis season draws closer to its conclusion, fans will have the opportunity to watch some top players battle each other at various tournaments. The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancelation of several ATP events earlier in the year, but the players maintained their fitness and put up some incredible performances once the season resumed. The ATP tour will continue this week, and fans are looking forward to watching the Vienna Open since Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem will headline the event.
Djokovic and Thiem will lead a star-studded line up at the Vienna Open
Djokovic will be looking to add another accomplishment to his impressive season at the ATP 500 event. The Serbian will be playing in Vienna for the first time since 2007 when he defeated Stan Wawrinka in the tournament’s final. With a 37-2 winning record in the 2020 season, Novak will be the favorite to win his second Vienna Open trophy. The Australian Open champion chose to compete at the even so that he could consolidate his world number one ranking by adding 500 points. However, he will have to go through a strong lineup of opponents, including Thiem, who will be the defending champion at the event.
Thiem has had an incredible run of form this season. The Austrian star won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final. Thiem is currently third on the ATP rankings, but he will have to be at his best in Vienna due to the high level of competition at the event. The US Open champion will play his opening match against Kei Nishikori. The Japanese star has a 3-2 winning record from their past matches. Other star players who will compete in Vienna include, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, and Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Grigor Dimitrov, and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Some tennis fans have argued that the number of star players at the Vienna Open is similar to that of an ATP 1000 event.
Alexander Bublik among the favorites to win the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan
In addition to the highly anticipated tournament, fans will also get an opportunity to watch the Astana Open, which will be held in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan. Alexander Bublik is among the favorites to win the ATP 250 tournament, but he will have to go through Frances Tiafoe and John Millman.
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Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 11th of October when he surrendered to Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open.
At present, this year Novak has an overall 37-2 record. The Serbian conquered 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. The Serbian got to the final at the French Open.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 6th of October when he was overcome by Diego Schwartzman 7-61 5-7 6-76 7-65 6-2 in the quarter of the French Open.
Currently, this season the Austrian has an overall 20-6 match record. Thiem conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Dominic reached 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, 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.
Alexander Bublik in 2020
Currently the world no.49, Bublik played his last match on the 15th of October when he lost to Milos Raonic 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in St. Petersburg.
Alexander Bublik’s best performance of the present season was reaching the semi-finals in Marseille.
