Stefanos Tsitsipas, Nick Kyrgios, Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev are among the most prominent players who will compete in the upcoming Diriyah Tennis Cup, Saudi Arabia, that will be staged from Dec 8-10.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has just agreed to compete in the controversial exhibition. In Saudi Arabia, he will play alongside the defending champion Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Cameron Norrie, Nick Kyrgios, Dominic Thiem, and Stan Wawrinka. The Diriyah Tennis Cup has a total prize money of $3 million USD at stake. In the upcoming weeks, more players will be revealed.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18th of November when he was defeated by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Tsitsipas has achieved a compiled 59-24 match record. Stefanos clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos reached the final in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Nick Kyrgios in 2022
Currently the world no.22, Nick played his last match on the 6th of October when he defeated world no.78 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this season the Australian has a composed 37-10 win-loss record. This year, the Australian won 1 title in Washington. Kyrgios reached the final in Wimbledon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios clashed against each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Kyrgios. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Nick Kyrgios won 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 2nd of July 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Taylor Fritz in 2022
WLWWLWLLWW At the moment ranked no.9, Taylor played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 7-6(6) in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Taylor has a 45-21 match record. Fritz clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Indian Wells, Eastbourne and Tokyo.
Alexander Zverev in 2022
LWWWWWWWWL At the moment ranked no.12, Alexander played his last match on the 3rd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(8) 6-6 .
This year Alexander has a 29-10 match record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Alexander Zverev won 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 4th of January 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
