Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini will have a busy start to the new season when they will play the ATP Cup. The Italian Team has one of the strongest line-up, but they were rather unlucky to fall in the same group as Team Russia. Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev have just conquered the Davis Cup to be the hot favorite also to win the upcoming ATP Cup.
During the lastest Davis Cup, Jannik Sinner won all his singles matches while Matteo Berrettini was not able to compete because of an injury.
ATP CUP LINE-UPS
These are the groups.
Group A
- Serbia
- Norway
- Chile
- Spain
Group B
- Russia
- Italy
- Austria
- Australia
Group C
- Germany
- Canada
- Great Britain
- USA
Group D
- Greece
- Poland
- Argentina
- Georgia
Players
These are the players taking part to the competition
Serbia
- Novak Djokovic
- Dusan Lajovic
- Filip Krajinovic
- Nikola Cacic
- Matej Sabanov
Russia
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Aslan Karatsev
- Roman Safiullin
- Evgeny Donskoy
Germany
- Alexander Zverev
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Yannick Hanfmann
- Kevin Krawietz
- Tim Puetz
Great Britain
- Cameron Norrie
- Daniel Evans
- Liam Broady
- Joe Salisbury
- Jamie Murray
Argentina
- Diego Schwartzman
- Federico Delbonis
- Federico Coria
- Maximo Gonzalez
- Andres Molteni
Austria
- Dominic Thiem
- Dennis Novak
- Lucas Miedler
- Oliver Marach
- Philipp Oswald
Greece
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Michail Pervolorakis
- Petros Tsitsipas
- Markos Kalovelonis
- Aristotelis Thanos
Italy
- Matteo Berrettini
- Jannik Sinner
- Lorenzo Sonego
- Simone Bolelli
- Fabio Fognini
Norway
- Casper Ruud
- Viktor Durasovic
- Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
- Leyton Rivera
- Andreja Petrovic
Chile
- Cristian Garin
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Tomas Barrios Vers
Spain
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Pablo Carreno Busta
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Pedro Martinez
Georgia
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Aleksandre Metreveli
- Aleksandre Bakshi
- Zura Tkemaladze
- Saba Purtseladze
Poland
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Kamil Majchrzak
- Kacper Zuk
- Jan Zielinski
- Szymon Walkow
Canada
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Denis Shapovalov
- Brayden Schnur
- Peter Polansky
- Steven Diez
United States
- Taylor Fritz
- John Isner
- Brandon Nakashima
- Rajeev Ram
- Austin Krajicek
Australia (WC)
- Alex de Minaur
- James Duckworth
- Max Purcell
- John Peers
- Luke Saville
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Currently the world no.10, Jannik played his last match on the 29th of November when he beat world no.30 Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Jannik has managed to achieve a compiled 49-22 record. Jannik has won 4 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Washington, in Sofia and in Antwerp. Sinner got to the final in Miami.
Matteo Berrettini in 2021
Ranked no.7 (career-high), Matteo played his last match on the 14th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.3 Alexander Zverev in the round robin and the scoreline was 7-6(7) 1-0 .
During this season Berrettini has achieved a compiled 41-12 win-loss record. Berrettini clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Belgrade and in London. Matteo reached the final in Madrid and in Wimbledon.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini have never played each other.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Daniil played his last match on the 5th of December when he overcame world no.30 Marin Cilic 7-6(7) 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Daniil has a 63-13 match record. Medvedev has won 4 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca, in Toronto and at the U.S. Open. The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open and in Paris.
Andrey Rublev in 2021
Currently the world no.5 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 5th of December when he beat world no.281 Borna Gojo 6-4 7-6(5) in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This year Andrey has a 53-23 win-loss record. The Russian conquered 1 title in Rotterdam. Andrey was the runner-up in Monte-Carlo, in Halle and in Cincinnati.
Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they squared off, Andrey Rublev won 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 21st of August 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
