Dusan Lajovic will be the man who will substitute Novak Djokovic against Casper Ruud in the ATP Cup after the world number 1 withdrew from the competition. Stefanos Tsitsipas will be in action defending the colors of Team Greece on Saturday.
Here is the order of play.
Dusan Lajovic in 2021
LLWWWWLLLW Now ranked no.33, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of December when he lost to world no.284 Borna Gojo 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Dusan has managed to achieve a compiled 18-28 win-loss record.
Casper Ruud in 2021
At the moment ranked no.8 (career-high), Casper played his last match on the 27th of November when he defeated world no.220 Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Presently, during this year the Norwegian achieved an overall 57-17 match record. Ruud conquered 5 titles in 2021 in Geneva, in Bastad, in Gstaad, in Kitzbuhel and in San Diego.
Dusan Lajovic and Casper Ruud clashed against each other just 2 times. Their actual record is 2-0 for Ruud. Previously, the last time when they played, Casper Ruud won 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in Toronto (Rogers Cup) on the 12th of August 2021.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
LWWWLWLWWW Now ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 3rd of December when he overcame world no.30 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak has a 55-7 record. The Serbian conquered 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
Ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 15th of November when he was defeated by world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Stefanos has a 55-19 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek 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. The last time they squared off, 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.
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