We have great news as some more tournaments are about to be officially confirmed after the Australian Open. According to L’Equipe, the ATP has sent an internal memo to its players stating the confirmation of 10 more tournaments.
The interesting point is that the ATP1000 in Miami has been confirmed despite the fact that its “twin” at the Indian Wells has been postponed or canceled.
It was widely expected that a couple of new ATP250 would have been introduced in the week of the 22nd of February and the 1st of March, but there was no mention from the French outlet (at least for now).
These are the tournaments:
| 22-28 (February) | ATP250 Montpellier |
| ATP250 Cordoba | |
| 1-7 (March) | ATP500 Rotterdam |
| ATP250 Buenos Aires | |
| 8-14 (March) | ATP250 – Doha |
| ATP250 – Marseille | |
| ATP250 – Santiago | |
| 15-21 (March) | ATP500 – Acapulco |
| ATP500 – Dubai | |
| 24-4 (March/April) | ATP1000 – Miami |
About the BIG3
Talking about the top players, everything needs to be confirmed and it seems that the only certainty is that everybody will be scheduled to compete in Miami. In addition, Novak Djokovic is expected to compete in Dubai and Rafael Nadal in Acapulco.
and Federer?
It will be interesting to understand the schedules of Roger Federer that has just announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open. While it is legit to expect him to come back to Rotterdam or Dubai, his agent said that they are trying to negotiate with events that will be played at the end of February. Since it is unplausible that Roger will go and play in Cordoba, it is possible that we will give it a shot at Montpellier to test his condition.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Ranked world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21st of November when he was defeated by Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-710 7-65 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this year the Serbian has achieved a compiled 41-5 win-loss record. Djokovic has won 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Novak got to the final at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Currently ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 21st of November when he lost to Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-64 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this year Nadal owns a composed 27-7 match record. The Spaniard clinched 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced off 56 times. Their actual head to head record is 29-27 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of October 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Roger Federer in 2020
Now the world no.5, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Swiss has a 5-1 match record. Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Dominic played his last match on the 22nd of November when he was overcome by Daniil Medvedev 4-6 7-62 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Thiem has a 25-9 record. Thiem has won 1 title at the U.S. Open. Dominic was the runner-up at the Australian Open and .
Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem played each other 7 times. The head to head is 5-2 for Thiem. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.