Friday, 31 December 2021

ATP Cup

The 2022 ATP Tour begins with the ATP Cup in Australia.

2022 ATP Cup - an ATP team tournament, on Hard, in Sydney, Australia, 1-9 January 2022.

Defending  champion:
Russia which defeated Italy in the final in Melbourne in February 2021.

16 nations will compete in the tournament. 

Initially, 15 nations qualified based on the ATP ranking of their #1 singles player, and host nation Australia was granted a wildcard.

On 1 December, Spain’s #1 Rafael Nadal, withdrew, but Spain remained qualified with their next best singles player Roberto Bautista Agut.

Austria initially qualified with Dominic Thiem. However, with his withdrawal, and that of Austria’s #2 Dennis Novak, Austria were withdrawn from the competition. The ATP Cup rules require at least one player to be ranked inside the top 250, and Austria now failed to meet this commitment.
Alternate team France took the place of Austria.

Novak Djokovic withdrew on 29 December, but as a ‘late withdrawal’, the ATP Cup rules allowed Serbia to remain in the competition. Rankings of other players in the team enabled this.

The teams were split into four groups of four. The four will play each other in round robin contests, and the winner of each group will be semi finalists.
Contests will consist of three matches - two singles and one doubles.

Semi finals will be:
Winner Group A v Winner Group D
Winner Group C v Winner Group B

The teams are:

Group A:

Serbia 
Norway 
Chile 
Spain
.
Group B:

Russia 
Italy 
France (alternate)
Australia (wildcard)

Group C:

Germany 
Canada 
Great Britain 
USA

Group D:

Greece
Poland
Argentina 
Georgia

Monday, 6 December 2021

Russians win Davis Cup

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 11 - Final

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Final:

Russian Tennis Federation defeated Croatia 2-0 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Andrey Rublev (RTF) defeated Borna Gojo (Croatia) 6-4 7-6(5)

Daniil Medvedev (RTF) defeated Marin Cilic (Croatia) 7-6(7) 6-2

Sunday, 5 December 2021

2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 10 - semi final #2

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 10 - semi final #2

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Semi final #2:

Russian Tennis Federation defeated Germany 2-1 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Andrey Rublev (RTF) defeated Dominik Koepfer (Germany) 6-4 6-0

Daniil Medvedev (RTF) defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 6-4 6-4

Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (Germany) defeated Aslan Karatsev / Karen Khachanov (RTF) 4-6 6-3 6-4

Final will be between:

Russian Tennis Federation v Croatia

Saturday, 4 December 2021

2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 9 - semi final #1

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 9 - semi final #1

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Semi final #1:

Croatia defeated Serbia 2-1 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Borna Gojo (Croatia) defeated Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 4-6 6-3 6-2

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Marin Cilic (Croatia) 6-4 6-2

Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (Croatia) defeated Novak Djokovic / Filip Krajinovic (Serbia) 7-5 6-1

Friday, 3 December 2021

2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 8 - 1/4 final #4

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 8 - quarter final #4

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Quarter final #4:

Russian Tennis Federation defeated Sweden 2-0 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Andrey Rublev (RTF) defeated Elias Ymer (Sweden) 6-2 5-7 7-6(3)

Daniil Medvedev (RTF) defeated Mikael Ymer (Sweden) 6-4 6-4

Semi Final match ups:

Russian Tennis Federation v Germany 
Croatia v Serbia 

Thursday, 2 December 2021

2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 7 - 1/4 final #3

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 7 - quarter final #3

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Quarter final #3:

Serbia defeated Kazakhstan 2-1 - at the Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain.

Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia) 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(11)

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-4

Nikola Cacic / Novak Djokovic (Serbia) d Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kazakhstan) 6-2 2-6 6-3

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 6 - 1/4 final #2

The 2021 Davis Cup Finals - Day 6 - quarter final #2

2021 Davis Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Davis Cup - an ITF team event), on Hard Indoor, in Innsbruck, Austria, Turin, Italy, and Madrid, Spain, 25 November - 5 December 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):
Spain which defeated Canada  in the final in Madrid in November 2019.

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

Quarter final #2:

Germany defeated Great Britain 2-1 - at Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria.

Daniel Evans (Great Britain) defeated Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) 6-2 6-1

Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) defeated Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2

Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (Germany) defeated Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski (Great Britain) 7-6(10) 7-6(5)