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Chinanews.com, January 6th. Beijing time on the 5th, the ATP Cup officially announced the lineup of the 2021 event. At that time, 12 teams will compete for the final team championship.
In the specific list of players, the world's No. 1 Djokovic and the world's No. 2 Nadal will play on behalf of their respective countries, Federer will be absent from this game.
It is reported that affected by the epidemic, this year's game will be moved to Melbourne Park from February 1 to 5. A total of 12 teams will participate.
According to the list announced by the organizers, among the top 15 players in the world men’s singles, with the exception of Federer’s absence, the remaining 14 players will appear in this year’s ATP Cup, including last year’s ATP year-end finals champion and Russian player Medvedev. , Austria's Tim, the world's third-ranked Austrian player, and Greek star Sisipas.
According to the arrangement, the ATP Cup Tennis Tournament will be held on the 20th of this month. According to the rules, 12 teams will be divided into 4 groups, with 3 teams in each group, to compete for the group round.
The winner of each group will enter the knockout stage to compete for the semi-finals.
Each round will consist of two singles and one doubles matches. The country that wins the two matches wins that round.
Each country ensures that it will play in the group stage to 2 rounds.
Singles matches are 3 sets with 2 wins and a tie-breaker. Doubles matches do not take the lead. The tie-break is the tiebreaker.
The total prize money of this tournament is 7.5 million US dollars. Players can earn up to 500 points for singles and 250 points for doubles.
ATP and the Australian Tennis Association cooperate to host the game.
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