ATP Cup: Alex de Minaur has his hand on the trophy
The trophy for the winning team at the ATP Cup was presented to the public a few days ago. The home side will have a hard time actually winning it.
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Dec 24, 2019, 09:25 am
Should Alex de Minaur, as Australian number one, actually lift the winning trophy of the newly created team competition at the end of the ATP Cup, it can be assumed that the youngster will not wear gloves. At the presentation of the trophy in Brisbane a few days ago, de Minaur took into account the shiny metal.
In Brisbane, the Australians will also face strong competition, especially Alex de Minaur. As planned, it goes against Alexander Zverev , Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov, the big chance of the home side could be in the number two position. Nick Kyrgios is intended for this, who is usually much more ambitious in the team than often as a lone fighter.
Thiem v Coric, Hurkacz, Schwartzman
The Austrian team will have to deal with the Croatians, Poles and Argentines in Sydney, Dominic Thiem has been in Australia for a few days after the preparation in Miami. Captain Thomas Muster joins the team on December 29, he has to get his top player in the mood for the encounters with Borna Coric, Hubert Hurkacz and Diego Schwartzman. The French team has to digest a setback: Lucas Pouille will not be available to the team due to an injury. And is also canceled for the Australian Open.
Theoretically, up to 750 points are available for a single player at the ATP Cup for the world rankings. In practice, however, this option is not available. In the preliminary round, bonus points are awarded according to the world rankings of the respective opponents. Only those who beat three top ten players in the group phase can get the full number of points. Alex de Minaur is well served with Zverev and Tsitsipas. Shapovalov currently ranks 15th.