The Canadian team is not amongst the top four favorites to win the ATP Cup, despite the presence of two top-15 players.
Part of that might be their pool – Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov faced Team USA today.
(Well, check that: Auger-Aliassime and Brayden Schnur). It … didn’t go well.
Meanwhile, Team Russia, which won the ATP Cup in 2021 and also the Davis Cup last month, finds itself without three of the four players who lifted the ATP Cup last February.
Daniil Medvedev remains; Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev and Evgeny Donskoy all have been felled by positive COVID tests.
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ATP Cup
Location: Sydney, Australia
Dates: Jan 1 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $10,000,000
Draws: RR – 16 teams
Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022
Results
Group B
RUS 2, FRA 1 (final)
Ken Rosewall Arena
#2 Roman Safiullin (RUS) def. #2 Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 26 75 63
#1 Ugo Humbert (FRA) def #1 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 67 (5) 75 76 (2)
Daniil Medvedev / Roman Safiullin (RUS) def. Fabrice Martin / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 64 64
Group C
CAN 0, USA 3 (final)
Qudos Bank Arena
#2 John Isner (USA) def #2 Denis Shapovalov Brayden Schnur (CAN) 61 63
#1 Taylor Fritz (USA) def #1 Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 67 (6) 64 64
John Isner / Taylor Fritz (USA) def Denis Shapovalov / Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 64 64
Group B
ITA 1, AUS 2 (final)
Ken Rosewall Arena
#2 Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. #2/[WC] James Duckworth Max Purcell (AUS) 61 63
#1/[WC] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def #1 Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 63 76 (4)
[WC] John Peers / Luke Saville (AUS) def Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 63 75
Group C
GER 1, GBR 2 (final)
Qudos Bank Arena
#2 Daniel Evans (GBR) def #2 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 61 62
#1 Alexander Zverev (GER) def. #1 Cameron Norrie (GER) 76 (2) 61
Jamie Murray / Joe Salisbury (GBR) def Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz Alexander Zverev (GER) 63 64
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