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Twitter Erupts as Novak Djokovic Defeats Rafael Nadal in a High-Quality Match

The two warriors of the ATP Tour Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played a high-quality tennis match on Sydney's court. Djokovic defeated Nadal 6-2, 7-6(4).
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Rafael Nadal Sends Spain Into The Finals of ATP Cup 2020

Alex De Minaur was determined to give Australia their first win of the day. He exhibited some exceptional level of play against Rafael Nadal.
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Nick Kyrgios Back to ‘Old-Nick’ Amid His Loss to Roberto Bautista Agut at ATP Cup 2020

The Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut took on the Aussie player Nick Kyrgios at ATP Cup 2020 semifinals. Bautista Agut defeated Kyrgios 6-1, 6-4.
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Novak Djokovic Takes Revenge Over Daniil Medvedev in a Drama-Filled Match

After Dusan Lajovic played 'the best match of his career' to defeat Karen Khachanov, Novak Djokovic  pulled off a victory against Daniil Medvedev.
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“We Had The Toughest Situation Possible” – Rafael Nadal Blames ATP Cup 2020 Scheduling

World Number one Rafael Nadal dealt with a straight-sets defeat in the singles tier of ATP Cup 2020 quarterfinals. He surrendered to David Goffin.
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Novak Djokovic Supports Rafael Nadal’s Statement on Short Off-Season Break

Recently Rafael Nadal stated about the short off-season break in 2019. The Serbian ace Novak Djokovic also raised his voice on the same matter.
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Maria Sharapova Blasts Organizers For Preferential Treatment

The Russian champion Maria Sharapova slammed the Brisbane tournament organizers for prioritizing ATP matches over the WTA ones.
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WATCH: Tennis Player Trolls Chair Umpire After Being Warned For “Lack Of Effort”

The ATP cup 2020 witnessed another controversial moment as Uruguayan player Pablo Cuevas threatened to leave the court after disagreement with umpire.
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WATCH: Benoit Paire Hits Insane Diving Winner Against Kevin Anderson

Benoit Paire hit an insane diving winner against South African Kevin Anderson in a crucial rubber at the ATP cup. Paire ultimately lost the match.
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Belinda Bencic Trolls Alexander Zverev Over His Double Faults

WTA’s top-ranked Swiss player Belinda Bencic joins the list of tennis professionals for contributing their bit for the bushfires in Australia.
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Sloane Stephens Criticizes Brisbane International 2020 Organizers

Former World Number three Sloane Stephens lost her first-round match to Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 at Brisbane International 2020.
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Watch: Dominic Thiem Displays Exemplary Sportsmanship In ATP Cup 2020

Austrian star Dominic Thiem displayed exemplary sportsmanship against his friend Diego Schwartzman in Austria's group tie against Argentina.
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About ATP Cup

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ATP Cup is an international tennis tournament where the elite men of tennis will represent their nation. The demise of the Hopman Cup of tennis gave birth to ATP Cup and in January 2020 the event was held for the very first time. It was played on hard courts. 

Prior to the Australian Open tennis tournament, the ATP Cup takes place for ten days in three cities across Australia. 24 nations get on board and two ATP players represent each team.

But because of the coronavirus pandemic, ATP Cup 2021 was held across five days entirely in Melbourne, Australia. 12 teams participated and were represented by four players each.

From 1978 to 2012, the ATP World Team Cup was held in Dusseldorf, Germany and ATP Cup is certainly the return of the old tournament.

ATP Cup Format

The tournament has 12 teams drawn into four groups with each group having three teams. Each group competes amongst themselves. Two singles matches and one doubles match are conducted for each team in each round.

The match between the No. 2 of each team will open the tie, then the No.1 of each team and the doubles match closes the tie. The doubles match will be played regardless of whether the tie is decided or not.

The four group winners will move into the semifinals of the tournament, and then winners move to the finals from which the champion is decided.

ATP Cup 2021 Schedule

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The 2021 event took place from 1st to 5th February, in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 edition was played entirely in Melbourne.

ATP Cup 2021 Teams

1) Serbia: Novak Djokovic, Dusan Lajovic, Filip Krajinovic, Nikola Cacic

2) Spain: Rafael Nadal, Roberto Bautista Agut, Marcel Granollers, Pablo Carreno Busta

3) Austria: Dominic Thiem, Dennis Novak, Philipp Oswald, Tristan-Samuel Weissborn

4) Russia: Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev, Evgeny Donskoy

5) Greece: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Michail Pervolarakis, Markos Kalovelonis, Petros Tsitsipas

6) Germany: Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Kevin Krawietz, Andreas Mies

7) Argentina: Diego Schwartzman, Guido Pella, Horacio Zeballos, Maximo Gonzalez

8) Italy: Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini, Simone Bolelli, Andrea Vavassori

9) Japan: Kei Nishikori, Yoshihito Nishioka, Ben McLachlan, Toshihide Matsui

10) France: Gael Monfils, Benoit Paire, Nicolas Mahut, Edouard Roger-Vasselin

11) Canada: Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Peter Polansky, Steven Diez

12) Australia: Alex De Minaur, John Millman, John Peers, Luke Saville

ATP Cup 2020 winners

The 2020 edition was won by Serbia after they defeated Spain 2-1 in the final. Novak Djokovic defeated his long-term rival, Rafael Nadal, in the second singles match. Djokovic then combined with Viktor Troicki in the men's doubles final to help Serbia lift the title.

The eight teams that advanced through to the quarter-finals were - Serbia, Canada, Argentina, Russia, Great Britain, Australia, Spain, and Belgium.

The four semi-finalists were Serbia, Russia, Australia, and Spain. Home team Australia had an inspired run before the Nadal-led Spanish team defeated them in the semi-final.

Prize money for the event

The total prize money for the 2021 event was $7,500,000 which was down from $15,000,000 in 2020.