Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal feature infection hit ATP Cup
MELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic and second-positioned Rafael Nadal will feature a thinned down field at the Covid hit ATP Cup, coordinators said with the competition cut down the middle to 12 groups.
The inventive title appeared across three Australian urban areas - Perth, Brisbane and Sydney - in January a year ago with 24 countries split into six gatherings in front of a finals arrangement.
Djokovic's Serbia arose victorious, overwhelming Nadal's Spain to win the debut title.
However, the attack of Coronavirus constrained an extreme change to how the 2021 season will look, with the Australian Open pushed back three weeks to February 8.
Players will show up in Australia from January 15 and go through a required fourteen day isolate before the ATP Cup is held close by two WTA 500 and two ATP 250 occasions, all in Melbourne in the week driving into the Fantastic Pummel.
Groups' equipped for the ATP Cup based of men's singles rankings, with Austria, Russia, Greece, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Japan, France and Canada likewise measuring up.
Australia was incorporated as host country, however without artist Scratch Kyrgios, who was not in the group sheet.
The entirety of the world's best 10 players will partake, aside from Roger Federer who has pulled out of the Australian Open without precedent for his profession as he proceeds with his recuperation from two rounds of knee medical procedure.
ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev features a solid Russian group close by individual top 10 star Andrey Rublev, while world No.3 Dominic Thiem will attempt to take Austria to brilliance.
"The players are anticipating venturing up and speaking to their nations once more, and the field, including shielding champions Serbia and finalists Spain, is solid," said competition chief Tom Larner.
"This is an organization that shows off the energy of the players and we're expecting some terrific tennis activity."
The 12 groups will be isolated into four gatherings of three with the champs of each gathering challenging the thump outs and the four excess advancing to the semi-finals.
Each tie will be included two singles matches and one copies. The draw will be made on January 20 in front of the competition beginning on February 1.