The ATP Cup will be held in Sydney from January 1st till January 9th and now we have the official schedule of the event.
The ATP Cup is slowly emerging as a fan favorite event among many tennis fans with a lot of players enjoying the event as well. It's one of those rare events that feature the majority of the best players in the world and the 2022 edition will be no different. All the biggest tennis nations will be there and most will have their best players on the roster as well.
The defending champions are Russia and they will once again be spearheaded by Medvedev and Rublev who will try to extend Russia's dominance over team tennis. They are currently the reigning ATP Cup and Davis Cup champions. It will be a tough test for them as they face Austria with Dominic Thiem on the first day of the event.
The event will be held in two different Arenas in Sydney with each holding two matches a day. We will have two sessions each day with the morning and night sessions having two matches apiece. One will be played in the Ken Rosewall Arena while the other in the Qudos Bank Arena. Check out the schedule for the first six days of the event.
Day one (January 1st):
Chile 0-3 Spain
Alejandro Tabilo 0-2 Pablo Carreno Busta (4-6, 6-7)
Cristian Garin 0-2 Roberto Bautista Agut (0-6, 3-6)
Tomas Barrios Vera/ Alejandro Tabilo 1-3 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Pedro Martinez (6-7, 6-4 7-10)
Argentina 3-0 Georgia
Federico Delbonis 2-0 Aleksandre Metreveli (6-1, 6-2)
Diego Schwartzman 2-0 Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-1, 6-2)
Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni 2-0 Saba Purtseladze/Zura Tkemaladze (6-1, 6-2)
Serbia 2-1 Norway
Filip Krajinovic 2-0 Viktor Durasovic (6-2, 7-5)
Dusan Lajovic 0-2 Casper Ruud (3-6, 5-7)
Nikola Cacic/Filip Krajninovic 2-0 Viktor Durasovic/Casper Ruud (7-6, 6-3)
Greece 1-2 Poland
Michail Pervolarakis 0-2 Kamil Majchrzak (1-6, 4-6)
Aristotelis Thanos 0-2 Hubert Hurkacz (1-6, 2-6)
Michail Pervolarakis/Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-1 Hubert Hurkacz/Jan Zielenski 6-4, 5-7 (10-8)
Day Two (January 2nd):
Russia 2-1 France
Roman Safiullin 2-1 Arthur Rinderknech (2-6, 7-5, 6-3)
Daniil Medvedev 1-2 Ugo Humbert (7-6, 5-7, 6-7)
Daniil Medvedev/Roman Safiullin 2-0 Fabrice Martin/Eduard Roger-Vasselin (6-4, 6-4)
Canada 0-3 USA
Brayden Schnur 0-2 John Isner (1-6, 3-6)
Felix Auger-Aliassime 1-2 Taylor Fritz (7-6, 4-6, 4-6)
Felix Auger-Aliassime/Denis Shapovalov 0-2 Taylor Fritz/John Isner (4-6, 4-6)
Italy 1-2 Australia
Jannik Sinner 2-0 Max Purcell (6-1, 6-3)
Matteo Berrettini 0-2 Alex de Minaur (3-6, 6-7)
Matteo Berrettini/Simone Bolelli 0-2 John Peers/Luke Saville (3-6, 5-7)
Germany 1-2 Great Britain
Jan-Lennard Stuff 0-2 Dan Evans (1-6, 2-6)
Alexander Zverev 2-0 Cameron Norrie (7-6, 6-1)
Kevin Krawietz/Alexander Zverev 0-2 Jamie Murray/Dan Evans (3-6, 4-6)
Day Three (January 3rd):
Poland vs Georgia 3-0
Kamil Majchrzak - Aleksandre Bakshi 6-1 6-1
Hubert Hurkacz - Aleksandre Metreveli 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Szymon Walkov/Jan Zielinski 2-1 Aleksandre Bakshi/Zura Tkemaladze 6-7(2) 6-2 10-6
Norway vs Spain 0-3
Viktor Durasovic - Pablo Carreno Busta 3-6 3-6
Casper Ruud - Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-7(4)
Lukas Hellum Lillengeen/Andreja Petrovic 0-2 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Pedro Martinez 4-6 1-6
Greece vs Argentina 0-3
Michail Pervolarakis - Federico Delbonis 6-7(5) 1-6
Stefanos Tsitsipas - Diego Schwartzman 7-6(5) 3-6 3-6
Tsitsipas/Kalovelonis - Gonzalez/Molteni 3-6 6-4 9-11
Serbia vs Chile 1-2
Filip Krajinovic - Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
Dusan Lajovic - Cristian Garin 6-4 4-6 0-3 RET Lajovic
Cacic/Sabanov - Barrios/Tabilo 4-6 6-3 7-10
Day Four (January 4th):
Germany vs USA 2-1
Jan-Lennard Struff - John Isner 7-6(9-7) 4-6 7-5
Alexander Zverev - Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4
Krawietz/Puetz - Isner/Fritz 0-6 3-6
Italy vs France 3-0
Jannik Sinner - Arthur Rinderknech 6-3 7-6(3)
Matteo Berrettini - Ugo Humbert 6-4 7-6(8)
Berrettini/Sinner - Martin/Roger-Vasselin 6-3 6-7(7) 10-8
Canada vs Great Britain 2-1
Denis Shapovalov - Dan Evans 4-6 4-6
Felix Auger-Aliassime - Cameron Norrie 7-6(3) 6-3
Auger-Aliassime/Shapovalov - Murray/Salisbury 6-4 6-1
Russia vs Australia 3-0
Roman Safiullin - James Duckworth 7-6(6) 6-4
Daniil Medvedev - Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-2
Safiullin/Medvedev - Peers/Saville 7-6(7) 3-6 10-6
Day Five (January 5th):
Norway vs Chile 2-1
Viktor Durasovic - Alejandro Tabilo 1-6 7-6(5) 1-6
Casper Ruud - Cristian Garin 6-4 6-1
Petrovic/Rivera - Barrios/Tabilo 0-6 4-6
Poland vs Argentina 3-0
Kamil Majchrzak - Federico Delbonis 6-3 7-6(3)
Hubert Hurkacz - Diego Schwartzman 6-1 6-4
Walkow/Zielinski - Gonzalez/Molteni 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Serbia vs Spain 1-2
Filip Krajinovic - Pablo Carreno Busta 3-6 4-6
Dusan Lajovic - Roberto Bautista Agut 1-6 4-6
Cacic/Sabanov - Martinez/Ramos 6-7(5) 6-3 10-5
Greece vs Georgia 2-1
Michail Pervolarakis - Aleksandre Metreveli 6-3 6-2
Stefanos Tsitsipas - Nikoloz Basilashvili 4-1 RET Basilashvili
Tsitsipas/Pervolarakis - Bakshi/Metreveli 6-4 3-6 14-16
Day Six (January 6th)
Russia vs Italy 2-1
Roman Safiullin - Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 3-6
Daniil Medvdev - Matteo Berrettini 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Medvedev/Safiullin - Sinner/Berrettini 5-7 6-4 10-5
Great Britain vs USA 2-1
Dan Evans - John Isner 6-4 7-6(3)
Cameron Norrie - Taylor Fritz 6-7(4) 6-3 1-6
Murray/Evans - Fritz/Isner 6-7(3) 7-5 10-8
Australia 2-1 France
James Duckworth 0-2 Arthur Rinderknech (4-6, 6-7)
Alex de Minaur 2-1 Ugo Humbert (3-6, 7-6, 6-1)
Peers/Saville 2-1 Martin/Roger-Vasselin (6-2, 5-7, 11-9)
Germany 1-2 Canada
Jan-Lennard Struff 1-2 Denis Shapovalov (6-7, 6-4, 3-6)
Alexander Zverev 1-2 Felix Auger-Aliassime (4-6, 6-4, 3-6)
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Putz 2-0 Steven Diez/Brayden Schnur (6-3, 6-4)
Semi-Finals
7 January 2022
Spain - Poland
Pablo Carreno Busta 2-0 Jan Zielinski (6-2, 6-1)
Roberto Bautista Agut 2-1 Hubert Hurkacz (7-6, 2-6, 7-6)
8 January 2022
Canada - Russia
Denis Shapovalov - Roman Safiullin
Felix Auger-Aliassime - Daniil Medvedev
Standings
Correspond to Pos Country Tie W/L Match W/L Set W% Game W%
Sydney -
Group A
1 Spain 3-0 8-1 85.00% 60.34%
2 Chile 2-1 4-5 45.45% 49.43%
3 Serbia 1-2 4-5 42.86% 48.85%
4 Norway 0-3 2-7 26.32% 41.44%
Group B
1 Russia 2-0 5-1 73.33% 53.64%
2 Australia 1-1 2-4 38.46% 47.15%
3 Italy 1-1 4-2 61.54% 53.54%
Group C
1 USA 1-1 4-2 64.29% 56.83%
2 Great Britain 1-1 3-3 50.00% 50.44%
3 Germany 1-1 3-3 46.15% 45.16%
4 Canada 1-1 2-4 38.46% 46.88%
Group D
1 Poland 3-0 8-1 80.95% 63.24%
2 Argentina 2-1 6-3 60.00% 57.46%
3 Greece 1-2 3-6 40.91% 42.94%
4 Georgia 0-3 1-8 19.05 31.97%