Roger Federer relies on Andrey Rublev
Who will take the next big step in 2020? While many stars of the ATP tour tap Jannik Sinner , Roger Federer has more Andrey Rublev on his slip.
by tennisnet.com
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Jan 01, 2020, 01:43 pm

Whose glass ball provides the greatest perspective? Before the beginning of the year, the ATP had started a small survey among the established players, which colleague they could do in 2020 for a major attack on the top positions of the ATP charts. The fact that these “established” players, for example, was Matteo Berrettini , only 23 years old and in the past season alongside Daniil Medvedev the big surprise man on the tour, does not detract from this.
And Berrettini doesn't look far. The good thing is very close: Jannik Sinner, the 18-year-old South Tyrolean, should look very strongly upwards in the coming months. Also mine Alexander Zverev and Stan Wawrinka. The latter won against Sinner at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Antwerp in the semi-finals.
Federer impressed by Rublev
Roger Federer, in turn, chose a man who inflicted a fragile defeat on him in Cincinnati: Andrey Rublev. The Russian finished the year 2019 at position 23, also defeated Dominic Thiem in Hamburg. On sand. Should the fragile body of Rublevs play along, then you can also look forward to the 22-year-old in 2020. Especially since he is part of a strong Russian armada, as the appearances at the Davis Cup final tournament in Madrid have shown. It was not enough for a place at the ATP Cup - Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov will represent the Russian colors.
Of course, one name should not be missing from the list of potential starters: Félix Auger-Aliassime. Matteo Berrettini is also impressed by him, the memories of the tight endgame in Stuttgart probably still have an effect. For Auger-Aliassime, currently number 21 in the world, the same applies as for Rublev: the decisive factor will be how well the physique holds.