Matteo Berrettini, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios and Hubert Hurkacz are among the players who will compete in the first round of the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Riyadh on the 8th of December. The winner of this competition will pocket $1,000,000
This is the order of play, with the matches starting from 11 a.m.
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
Dominic Thiem (AUT) Alexander Zverev (GER)
Cameron Norrie (GBR) Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
Hubert Hurkacz (POL) Dominic Stricker (SUI)
Matteo Berrettini in 2022
Ranked world no.16, Matteo played his last match on the 23rd of October when he surrendered to world no.23 Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(5) 6-2 in the final in Naples (draw).
At present, during this year Berrettini achieved an overall 32-12 match record. Berrettini clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Stuttgart and London. Berrettini got to the final in Gstaad and Naples.
Alexander Zverev in 2022
At the moment ranked no.12, Zverev 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 .
Until now, during this year Zverev has a composed 29-10 win-loss record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Matteo Berrettini and Alexander Zverev fought against each other 5 times. Their actual record is 4-1 for Zverev. The last time they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 7-6(7) 1-0 ret. in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2021.
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Nick Kyrgios in 2022
Ranked world no.22, the Australian played his last match on the 6th of October when he beat world no.77 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season the Australian has a 37-10 record. This year, the Australian won 1 tournament in Washington. The Australian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Hubert Hurkacz in 2022
Currently ranked no.10, Hurkacz played his last match on the 2nd of November when he was defeated by world no.11 Holger Rune 7-5 6-1 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
This year the Pole has a 41-21 match record. This year, Hurkacz won 1 tournament in Halle. The Pole was the runner-up in Montreal.
Nick Kyrgios and Hubert Hurkacz played each other twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Hubert Hurkacz won 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 in the quarter in Montreal (National Bank Open) on the 12th of August 2022.
Here are the highlights.