ATP Cup 1/1 - 1/9 2022

[ti-amie]

GROUPS ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 ATP CUP, FIELD FEATURES 18 TOP 20 PLAYERS
BY ATP STAFF



UPDATED12/7/2021 3:46:00 AM

The 16 countries set to compete in the third edition of the ATP Cup, which will feature 18 of the Top 20 players in the FedEx ATP Rankings, were assigned to four groups at the official tournament draw on Tuesday in Australia. The team event will take place in Sydney from 1-9 January 2022.

Top seed Serbia, headlined by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, will lead Group A, which will also features Norway, Chile and Spain. Two years ago, Serbia lifted the trophy at the inaugural ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the championship match.

Second seed Russia, the defending champion, is in Group B, which includes Italy, Austria and home nation Australia. World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and World No. 5 Andrey Rublev will be their country's top two singles players for the second consecutive year.

Germany, led by reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev, headlines Group C along with Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Fourth seed Greece, with Stefanos Tsitsipas atop the lineup, will be in Group D, which also consists of Poland, Argentina and Georgia.

ATP Chief Tour Officer Ross Hutchins said: "There’s no better place for us to launch the 2022 season than with the ATP Cup in Sydney. The players have loved competing at this event in recent years and the 2022 player field speaks for itself. We’re delighted that fans will be able to see so many of the world’s best representing their countries in the opening week of the season and we look forward to a fantastic event."

ATP Cup Tournament Director Tom Larner said: "We’re excited to host the third edition of the ATP Cup in Sydney in 2022. The playing group enjoy representing their countries and to see 18 of the world’s Top 20 players commit to the event is testament to that. The event shows off the passion the playing group have for this format and we look forward to welcoming all 16 teams to Sydney later this month."

The draw was conducted in the ATP Cup studio by Australian legends Mark Philippoussis and John Fitzgerald.

This year’s nine-day event will be played in Sydney at Ken Rosewall Arena and Qudos Bank Arena. Following the group stage, the four group winners will advance to the knock-out semi-finals to compete for the trophy. Alongside the event in Week One, there will be ATP 250 events in Adelaide and Melbourne.

Each country at the 2022 ATP Cup will field a team of up to five players, with each tie comprising two singles matches and one doubles match. The No. 2 singles players compete against each other before the No. 1 singles, followed by doubles.

Tickets for the ATP Cup will go on sale via ATPCup.com on Friday 10 December. The schedule will be released tomorrow.

Follow the latest ATP Cup news and live updates at ATPCup.com and on Twitter and Instagram.

LIST OF QUALIFIED COUNTRIES AND COMMITTED PLAYERS

Serbia

Novak Djokovic
Dusan Lajovic
Filip Krajinovic
Nikola Cacic
Matej Sabanov

Great Britain

Cameron Norrie
Daniel Evans
Liam Broady
Joe Salisbury
Jamie Murray

Russia

Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Aslan Karatsev
Roman Safiullin
Evgeny Donskoy

Argentina

Diego Schwartzman
Federico Delbonis
Federico Coria
Maximo Gonzalez
Andres Molteni

Germany

Alexander Zverev
Jan-Lennard Struff
Yannick Hanfmann
Kevin Krawietz
Tim Puetz

Austria

Dominic Thiem
Dennis Novak
Lucas Miedler
Oliver Marach
Philipp Oswald

Greece

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Michail Pervolarakis
Petros Tsitsipas
Markos Kalovelonis
Aristotelis Thanos

Chile

Cristian Garin
Alejandro Tabilo
Tomas Barrios Vera


Italy

Matteo Berrettini
Jannik Sinner
Lorenzo Sonego
Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini

Spain

Roberto Bautista Agut
Pablo Carreno Busta
Albert Ramos-Vinolas
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Pedro Martinez

Norway

Casper Ruud
Viktor Durasovic
Lukas Hellum-Lilleengen
Leyton Rivera
Andreja Petrovic

Georgia
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Aleksandre Metreveli
Aleksandre Bakshi
Zura Tkemaladze
Saba Purtseladze

Poland

Hubert Hurkacz
Kamil Majchrzak
Kacper Zuk
Jan Zielinski
Szymon Walkow

United States

Taylor Fritz
John Isner
Brandon Nakashima
Rajeev Ram
Austin Krajicek

Canada

Felix Auger-Aliassime
Denis Shapovalov
Brayden Schnur
Peter Polansky
Steven Diez

Australia (WC)

Alex de Minaur
James Duckworth
Max Purcell
John Peers
Luke Saville

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

Ah, the plot thickens. May Dusan and Filip have called him and said "Novak, we need the money"?

[JazzNU]

Another possibility I think would be that he's getting a vaccine exemption into Australia for the ATP Cup, but he still can't play the Aussie Open because the Victorian government already said it's not happening. I don't know where things landed before, but there was a feeling probably barely a month ago that the Australian government was open to the waiver.

[ti-amie]

If they give him a waiver why won't they give other players one?

[JazzNU]

If they give him a waiver why won't they give other players one?

If they allow it, maybe they'd do it for other players too. The focus has been on the Aussie Open though, not the other tournaments. Aussie Open without a vaccine is off the table because it's in Victoria and they've been clear on what their rules will be.

[oliver0001]

According to Swiss newspaper Blick Djokovic won't play the ATP Cup. Nothing official though.

https://www.blick.ch/sport/tennis/zeich ... 97870.html

[Deuce]

According to Swiss newspaper Blick Djokovic won't play the ATP Cup. Nothing official though.

https://www.blick.ch/sport/tennis/zeich ... 97870.html

I heard this, as well - from another source.

Also, Shapovalov is out - another positive COVID-19 case who was in Abu-Dhabi.

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[Fastbackss]

I saw it reported earlier today by a reputable journalist; I fail in my ability to recollect who posted it

[ashkor87]

Hmm..Russia looks the strongest, again..followed by Italy and then Canada... Finding it hard to get excited about this one though, pining for the Hopman Cup...!

[ashkor87]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... -in-sydney

Oh well...

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

[ashkor87]

I see a Georgian player Alexandre Metreveli..wonder if he is related to the near-great of the same name who went to the finals of Wimbledon in 1973...i remember listening to that match on BBC...

[skatingfan]

I see a Georgian player Alexandre Metreveli..wonder if he is related to the near-great of the same name who went to the finals of Wimbledon in 1973...i remember listening to that match on BBC...

Grandson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandre_Metreveli