The ATP tennis event in Tel Aviv will be the first one hosted in the city and
Novak Djokovic has signed up to play.
In an unexpected twist, Djokovic opted to play the first edition of the Watergen Open in Tel Aviv being the top seed. It's an ATP 250 event inserted into the calendar to replace the Chinese events that were cancelled one more time.
He headlines a decent field that includes
Diego Schwartzman,
Marin Cilic, Botic van de Zandschulp, Karen Khachanov and more.
Dominic Thiem received a wild card entry into the event and will also take part.
The event will run from September 26th till October 2nd. Check out the full entry list below.
2020 ATP Tel Aviv Entry List:
1 Novak Djokovic 6 6
2 Diego Schwartzman 16 16
3 Marin Cilic 17 17
4 Botic van de Zandschulp 22 22
5 Karen Khachanov 31 31
6 Maxime Cressy 32 32
7 Tommy Paul 34 34
8 Aslan Karatsev 38 38
Alex Molcan 40 40
Albert Ramos-Vinolas 42 42
Adrian Mannarino 45 45
Tallon Griekspoor 46 46
Emil Ruusuvuori 49 49
Benjamin Bonzi 50 50
Sebastian Korda 52 52
Arthur Rinderknech 58 58
Joao Sousa 59 59
Laslo Djere 64 64
Thiago Monteiro 67 67
(WC) Dominic Thiem 211
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