ATP Cup sees world’s top four in action on Day 1.

Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will emerge from their comparatively comfy quarantine lodging to steer their respective nations in subsequent week’s ATP Cup.

Serbia, in Group A, will likely be taking over Canada, when Denis Shapovalov will hope to see his group reverse final 12 months’s 3-0 loss to the Serbs which can imply the younger Canuk getting the perfect of Djokovic because the respective group’s No.1 gamers. The motion kicks off on Tuesday February 2nd.

The primary rubber will characteristic Dusan Lajovic for the defending champions, taking part in Milos Raonic adopted by Djokovic v Shapovalov and the doubles presumably deciding the result!

That conflict on Rod Laver Area in Melbourne, will increase the curtain in the course of the afternoon session on Tuesday February 2nd and, within the night, Spain, in Group B, takes over in opposition to the hosts, Australia who have been defeated by them 3-0 within the semi-finals.

Within the conflict of the group’s prime gamers, Nadal will once more meet Alex de Minaur who’s on prime type having received final month’s Antalaya Open in Turkey with the younger Aussie eager to reverse that consequence.

Roberto Bautista Agut will open that tie for the Spaniards when he faces John Millman.

On the identical day however taking part in on the John Cain Area, Dominic Thiem’s Austria, in Group C, tackle Matteo Berrettini’s Italy within the afternoon. They may face one another within the second rubber after the opening rubber that includes Denis Novak and Fabio Fognini.

The night session sees Group D in motion with Russia, final 12 months’s semi-finalists on the inaugural occasion and the one nation fielding a group with two gamers within the prime ten, dealing with Argentina.

Andrey Rublev, who misplaced to De Minaur within the Antalaya last, ought to open proceedings in opposition to the South American Guido Pella earlier than the 2 huge weapons, Daniil Medvedev and Diego Schwartzman take to the court docket to ascertain a profitable lead. Final 12 months the Russians received 3-0.

The remaining 4 nations within the three-team teams will open their respective challenges on Wednesday with Alexander Zverev’s Germany taking over Serbia, Stefanos Tsitsipas’s Greece dealing with hosts Australia, Gael Monfils’ France in opposition to neighbours Italy and eventually, Kei Nishikori’s Japan the may of Russia.

The beginning of this 12 months’s match has been pushed again by a day to permit extra time to coach for 72 gamers confined to their lodge rooms after passengers on the three constitution flights that introduced them to Australia examined optimistic.

The winners from every group will advance to the semi-finals on Friday with the ultimate scheduled for Saturday.