Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are going to try to defend the ATP Cup title in January. Team Russia was once again too strong from the opposition in the last ATP Cup when they defeated team Italy in the final. Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev also lead their team to win the recent Davis Cup. Novak Djokovic will try to conquer the prestigious title leading team Serbia while Stefanos Tsitsipas will try to give a good boost to team Greece.
These are the schedules.
| Ken Rosewall Arena | Qudos Bank Arena | |
| 1 Jan Day | Chile vs Spain | Argentina vs Georgia |
| 1 Jan Night | Serbia vs Norway | Greece vs Poland |
| 2 Jan Day | Russia vs Austria | Canada vs USA |
| 2 Jan Night | Italy vs Australia | Germany vs Great Britain |
| 3 Jan Day | Poland vs Georgia | Norway vs Spain |
| 3 Jan Night | Greece vs Argentina | Serbia vs Chile |
| 4 Jan Day | Germany vs USA | Italy vs Austria |
| 4 Jan Night | Canada vs Great Britain | Russia vs Australia |
| 5 Jan Day | Norway vs Chile | Poland vs Argentina |
| 5 Jan Night | Serbia vs Spain | Greece vs Georgia |
| 6 Jan Day | Russia vs Italy | Great Britain vs USA |
| 6 Jan Night | Austria vs Australia | Germany vs Canada |
| Match | Ken Rosewall Arena | |
| 7 Jan Night | SF | Winner Group A vs. Winner Group D |
| 8 Jan Day | SF | Winner Group B vs. Winner Group C |
| 9 Jan Night | Final | Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 |
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), the Russian 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 Medvedev has a compiled 63-13 match record. The Russian has won 4 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca, in Toronto and at the U.S. Open. Daniil was the finalist at the Australian Open and in Paris.
Andrey Rublev in 2021
Ranked no.5 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 5th of December when he overcame world no.281 Borna Gojo 6-4 7-6(5) in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this season Andrey has managed to achieve a composed 53-23 win-loss record. The Russian clinched 1 title in Rotterdam. Rublev was the finalist in Monte-Carlo, in Halle and in Cincinnati.
Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev faced off 6 times. Their actual record is 5-1 for Medvedev. The last time they fought against each other, 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.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Ranked world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 3rd of December when he defeated world no.30 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
During this season Djokovic has a 55-7 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 5 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open, in Wimbledon and in Paris. The Serbian was the runner-up in Rome and at the U.S. Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently ranked no.4, the Greek played his last match on the 15th of November when he surrendered to world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year Tsitsipas has a 55-19 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos was the runner-up in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 8 times. The head to head is 6-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 13th of June 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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