Nadal joins Shapovalov, Hurkacz, Sinner in the Washington draw

Rafael Nadal will play the Citi Open for the first time in his career

Rafael Nadal Washington

Rafael Nadal gives a nice surprise to his fans after announcing that he will play ATP 500 that the will be stage 2 in Washington from the 2nd of August.

Rafa will join an already strong field with the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner. The tournament was not staged in 2020 because of the global pandemic. The defending champion is Nick Kyrgios who defeated Daniil Medvedev in the 2019 final.

Here the entry list.

Seed Player Rank
1 WC –  Rafael Nadal 3
2 Denis Shapovalov 12
3 Alex de Mmaur 15
4 Hubert Hurkacz 18
5 Felix Auger-Aliassime 19
6 Grigor Dimitrov 21
7 Milos Raomc 22
8 Jannik Sinner 23
9 Aslan Karatsev 24
10 Daniel Evans 26
11 Karen Khachanov 29
12 Reilly Opelka 32
13 John Isner 33
14 Cameron Norrie 34
15 Alexander Bublik 38
16 Albert Ramos-Vínolas 39
Taylor Fritz 40
John Millman 43
Benoit Pare 46
Miomir Kecmanovic 49
Sebastian Korda 50
Lloyd Harris 51
Tommy Paul 52
Kei Nishikori 53
Sam Querrey 54
Frances Tiafoe 57
Yoshihito Nishioka 58
Guido Pella 59
Nick Kyrgios 60
Dominik Koepfer 62
Vasek Pospisil 65
Marcos Giron 66
Alexei Popyrin 67
Tennys Sandgren 68
Jaume Munar 69
Soonwoo Kwon 71

Rafael Nadal in 2021

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Ranked world no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 11th of June when he was defeated by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).

This year Nadal has an overall 23-4 win-loss record. Rafael clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.

Nadal
French Open
Nadal's Record

Shapovalov in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021

Denis Shapovalov Stats info

Now ranked no.12, Denis has a composed 22-13 win-loss record in 2021. Denis is playing in Wimbledon where he ousted Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4, Pablo Andujar w/o, Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-2, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-3 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-4.

Denis Shapovalov will square off with the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. Their current head to head is 6-0 for Djokovic.

Denis got to the final in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).

Shapovalov
Wimbledon
Shapovalov's Record
Shapovalov
Projected
Draw
 

Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov fought against each other 4 times. Their record is 3-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Rafael Nadal won 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 13th of May 2021.

In the video below you can watch the highlights.

Hurkacz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021

Hubert Hurkacz Stats info

Ranked world no.18, the Pole achieved a 20-11 record in 2021. Hubert is now having a run in Wimbledon where he toppled Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-65 6-1, Marcos Giron 6-3 6-2 6-4, Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-4 6-2, Daniil Medvedev 2-6 7-62 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Roger Federer 6-3 7-64 6-0.

Hubert Hurkacz will face the world no.9 Matteo Berrettini in the semifinal. The head to head is 1-1.

Hurkacz has won 2 titles in 2021 in Delray Beach and in Miami.

Hurkacz
Wimbledon
Hurkacz's Record
Hurkacz
Projected
Draw

Jannik Sinner in 2021

Jannik Sinner Stats info

Now the world no.23, the Italian played his last match on the 28th of June when he lost to world no.48 Marton Fucsovics 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round of the Wimbledon (draw).

Currently, during this year Jannik has a 24-13 win-loss record. This year, Sinner won 1 title in Melbourne. The Italian was the finalist in Miami.

Sinner
Wimbledon
Sinner's Record

Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Hurkacz. When they played, Hubert Hurkacz won 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final in Miami (Miami Open) on the 4th of April 2021.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.