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On New Year's Day, the biggest names on the ATP tour from 16 different countries will gather in Australia for the third edition of the ATP Cup.
16 of the top 20 players in the world will play at the event from January 1 to January 9. This includes US Open champion and World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and World No. 3 Alexander Zverev.
Russia are the defending champions at the 2022 ATP Cup after defeating Italy in the finals last year.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 ATP Cup.
What is the ATP Cup?
The ATP Cup, held since 2020, is a team event comprising four groups of four countries each. Each country will play three matches against the others in their group, consisting of two singles ties and one doubles tie.
At the end of the group stage, the team at the top of the standings will proceed to the semifinals followed by the finals. The knockout stages will employ the same two singles and one doubles format.
The countries are selected based on the ATP rankings of their best singles player. In 2022, 15 countries qualified with the help of their No. 1 players, while hosts Australia received a wild card.
Spain lost Rafael Nadal, but had Roberto Bautista Agut at World No. 19 to gain an entry into the ATP Cup. Switzerland and France did not qualify because their No. 1 players, Roger Federer and Gael Monfils respectively, did not sign up for the tournament. Instead, Georgia and USA took their place.
France did, however, manage to gain entry after Austria were forced to pull out of the tournament following Dominic Thiem and Dennis Novak's withdrawals. Novak Djokovic opted to skip the tournament but Serbia have retained their spot and will be led by Dusan Lajovic.
Venue
The 2022 ATP Cup will be held at the Ken Rosewall Arena and Qudos Bank Arena, both in Sydney.
Teams
16 teams will compete in the 2022 ATP Cup. In order of their seeding at the event, they are: Serbia, Russia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Canada, Great Britain, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Georgia, France USA and Australia.
Following is the list of players chosen to represent their respective countries:
Serbia - Dusan Lajovic, Filip Krajinovic, Nikola Cacic, Matej Sabanov.
Russia - Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Evgeny Karlovskiy.
Germany - Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Yannick Hanfmann, Kevin Krawietz, Tim Puetz.
Greece - Stefanos Tsitsipas, Michail Pervolarakis, Petros Tsitsipas, Markos Kalovelonis, Aristotelis Thanos.
Italy - Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Sonego, Simone Bolelli, Fabio Fognini.
Norway - Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic, Lukas Hellum-Lilleengen, Leyton Rivera, Andreja Petrovic.
Poland - Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Kacper Zuk, Jan Zielinski, Szymon Walkow.
Canada - Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Brayden Schnur, Peter Polansky, Steven Diez.
Great Britain - Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans, Liam Broady, Joe Salisbury, Jamie Murray.
Argentina - Diego Schwartzman, Federico Delbonis, Federico Coria, Maximo Gonzalez, Andres Molteni.
France - Ugo Humbert, Arthur Rinderknech, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Fabrice Martin
Chile - Cristian Garin, Alejandro Tabilo, Tomas Barrios Vera.
Spain - Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Pedro Martinez.
Georgia - Nikoloz Basilashvili, Aleksandre Metreveli, Aleksandre Bakshi, Zura Tkemaladze, Saba Purtseladze.
United States - Taylor Fritz, John Isner, Brandon Nakashima, Rajeev Ram
Australia - Alex de Minaur, James Duckworth, Max Purcell, John Peers, Luke Saville.
Note: Due to COVID-19 developments, the list of players is subject to change. The player(s) dropping out will be replaced by the next highest-ranked singles player(s) from the county.
Groups
Group A: Serbia, Norway, Chile, Spain.
Group B: Russia, Italy, France, Australia.
Group C: Germany, Canada, Great Britain, USA.
Group D: Greece, Poland, Argentina, Georgia.
The two singles matches will be contested between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players from the teams. However, the countries can choose the doubles players of their own accord.
Schedule
The order of play at the ATP Cup is the same for every tie. A singles match between No. 2 players will be followed by another singles match between No. 1 players and then by a doubles match.
Day 1 - January 1
Ken Rosewall Arena
Chile vs Spain - (10:00 AM local time, December 31 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Serbia vs Norway - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Argentina vs Georgia - (10:00 AM local time, December 31 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Greece vs Poland - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 2 - January 2
Ken Rosewall Arena
Russia vs France - (10:00 AM local time, January 1 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Italy vs Australia - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Canada vs USA - (10:00 AM local time, January 1 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Germany vs Great Britain - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 3 - January 3
Ken Rosewall Arena
Poland vs Georgia - (10:00 AM local time, January 2 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Greece vs Argentina - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Norway vs Spain - (10:00 AM local time, January 2 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Serbia vs Chile - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 4 - January 4
Ken Rosewall Arena
Germany vs USA - (10:00 AM local time, January 3 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Canada vs Great Britain - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Italy vs France - (10:00 AM local time, January 3 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Russia vs Australia - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 5 - January 5
Ken Rosewall Arena
Norway vs Chile - (10:00 AM local time, January 4 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Serbia vs Spain - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Poland vs Argentina - (10:00 AM local time, January 4 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Greece vs Georgia - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 6 - January 6
Ken Rosewall Arena
Russia vs Italy - (10:00 AM local time, January 5 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
France vs Australia - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Qudos Bank Arena
Great Britain vs USA - (10:00 AM local time, January 5 11:00 PM GMT, 4:30 AM IST).
Germany vs Canada - (not before 5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Day 7 - January 7
Ken Rosewall Arena
Semifinal 1: Group A winner vs Group D winner - (1:00 PM local time, 2:00 AM GMT, 7:30 AM IST).
Day 8 - January 8
Ken Rosewall Arena
Semifinal 2: Group B winner vs Group C winner - (1:00 PM local time, 2:00 AM GMT, 7:30 AM IST).
Day 9 - January 9
Ken Rosewall Arena
Final: Semifinal 1 winner vs Semifinal 2 winner - (5:30 PM local time, 6:30 AM GMT, 12:00 PM IST).
Ranking points
The ATP Cup awards ranking points to players based on the ranks of opponents they defeat.
If the player is ranked within 250 in the world, each singles win will be awarded points based on this table:
If the player is ranked outside the top 250, each singles win will be awarded points based on this table:
A doubles win at the ATP Cup against any team is worth 45 points in the group stage, 75 points in the semifinal and 90 points in the final.
Prize money
The players at the 2022 ATP Cup receive a participation fee in addition to the prize money.
The 16 No.1 players will be awarded a varied participation fee depending on the entry order. Players are ordered from 1 to 16 based on their ATP ranking and the corresponding participation fee is awarded as follows:
The No.2 players at the ATP Cup will be provided a participation fee according to their ATP ranking, using this table:
The rest of the players at the ATP Cup will receive a participation fee based on their singles or doubles ranking - whichever is higher - as follows:
The prize money is awarded as follows:
In addition to this, all the players of a team will receive $10,000 each for winning a tie in the group stage. A win in the semifinal will result in a $30,000 prize per player and $50,000 will be awarded to each player of the team which wins the final.
All in all, the entire prize pool of the 2022 ATP Cup is $14 million.
Where to watch
The 2022 ATP Cup will be telecast live in the UK on Amazon Prime and on the Tennis Channel in the United States. The tournament will be broadcast on TSN in Canada, while viewers in India can watch the action on Discovery India.
Sky Sports will broadcast the 2022 ATP Cup in Italy, Switzerland and Germany, while the Tennis Channel also has the rights for worldwide coverage. Check out the full list of broadcasters here.
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