Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas are among the top names who will compete in the newly-minted United Cup. This event will be a mixed competition with the representation of tennis players from the ATP and the WTA tour that will defend the colors of their country.
According to well-known Italian journalist Lorenzo Ercoli, the participation fee of the number 1 player of each team, if he is ranked in the top 10, will be 200 thousand dollars. Here are all the participation fees.
From my sources, these will be the ATP participation fees for the #UnitedCup pic.twitter.com/CrTIYJhZy0
— Lorenzo Ercoli (@Ladal17) December 3, 2022
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year Nadal achieved a composed 39-8 win-loss record. Nadal conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard reached the final in Indian Wells.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year Stefanos owns a 61-24 record. Tsitsipas conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. The Greek was the runner-up in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas faced off 9 times. The head to head is 7-2 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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