There has been a lot of confusion about the first tournament that Stefanos Tsitsipas will play in 2021. Because of the travel restrictions, it seemed that only the players that will compete in the Australian Open main draw will be accepted in Australia.
Why the doubts
Following this rule, it seemed as Stefanos Tsitsipas could not play in the ATP Cup. The highest-ranked Greek player after him is Michail Pervolarakis (no.456). That means that without an AO wildcard, Michail doesn’t have the opportunity to enter the Australian territory. For this reason, some Greek media reported that the world no.6 was bound to play an ATP250 instead of defending his country’s colors in the ATP Cup.
Why Tsitsipas should play the ATP Cup
However, according to reports, the players who participate in the ATP Cup can enter the Australian territory regardless of whether they compete in the Australian Open draw. For this reason, Tsitsipas is now expected to play in the ATP Cup.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take part at ATP Cup 2021.
It’s NOT a necessary condition – in order to compete in this event – playing AO main draw.
Michail Pervolarakis, for example, is eligible like everybody else.
— Luca Fiorino (@FiorinoLuca) December 28, 2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently the world no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season Tsitsipas owns a compiled 29-14 record. Stefanos clinched 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas got to the final in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Michail Pervolarakis in 2020
At the moment ranked no.456, the Greek played his last match on the 25th of November when he lost to Jakub Paul 6-0 6-3 in the 1st round in (draw).
This year Pervolarakis has a 6-13 win-loss record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis have never faced off.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis |
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