ATP: Wawrinka, Kyrgios, Sinner serve parallel to the ATP Cup
Anyone who does not compete in the ATP Cup for their country must of course still have match practice before the Australian Open 2021. The fields of participants for the two ATP Tour 250 tournaments in Melbourne thus also include a few big names such as Stan Wawrinka and Nick Kyrgios .
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last edit: Jan 06, 2021, 12:57 pm
The fact that Switzerland would not be at the start of the second edition of the ATP Cup is not only due to Roger Federer's early cancellation. Stan Wawrinka is currently listed at position 18 on the ATP charts, even if he had wanted to lead a Swiss team, this placement would not have been enough for a place in the team competition that was introduced in 2020. Especially since the ATP Cup in its second edition will be held with a field of only twelve teams reduced by half. Even host Australia needed a wildcard to even compete.
What the home side will try without Nick Kyrgios, who had caused great tennis at the premiere. Like Wawrinka, Kyrgios will open its season at the ATP Tour 250 tournament Melbourne 2 from January 31, 2021. Félix Auger-Aliassime , who was not considered in the Canadian team for the ATP Cup ( Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic will contest the singles), has also announced himself. In addition, with Grigor Dimitrov , Ugo Humbert and Taylor Fritz three other contenders for the tournament victory.
David Goffin and Karen Khachanov headed the seeding list at the 250cc event Melbourne 1 (as a replacement for Adelaide), which was held in parallel. Jannik Sinner decided to start at this tournament, as did Kevin Anderson or John Isner.