Finally, we are getting closer and closer to the start of the “Australian tennis summer.”
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem are going to start their season playing the ATP Cup that will be staged next week.
The matches will be played at the Rod Laver Arena and John Cain Arena and they will start from the 2nd of February until the 5th. Nadal, Djokovic, and Thiem will play their first match on the first day while Tsitsipas will start on Wednesday.
Here the Calendar
The defending champion is Team Serbia that last year defeated Team Spain in the final.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he surrendered to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he was overcome by Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal fought against each other 56 times. Their record is 29-27 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 3-6 7-69 3-6 10-8 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2018.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently the world no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 19th of November 2020 when he was overcome by Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Dominic Thiem in 2021
Ranked no.3 (career-high), Dominic played his last match on the 22nd of November 2020 when he capitulated to Daniil Medvedev 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem played each other 8 times. The head to head is 5-3 for Thiem. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-66 in the 2nd round in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2018.
