The new championship offers A$22 million in prize money and a maximum of 750 singles and 250 doubles ATP rankings points. FMTNews
Rafael Nadal holds the trophy after his win over Daniil Medvedev during the men’s Singles finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York
Andy Murray, returning from hip surgery, will also compete, with his protected world ranking of two giving Britain entry to the tournament even though they are outside of the 24-team qualifying cut-out.“We’re delighted to see such a star-studded player field lining up,” said ATP president Chris Kermode.
“Having the top players competing in this new global event is critical, and the ATP Cup looks set to kick off the ATP Tour season in a big way in 2020.” It will see nations split into six groups, with eight teams emerging from the round-robin stage to compete in the knockout phase until one team is left standing.The top 18 countries in the ATP Cup standings will all take part, including the United States, France, Spain, Japan, Germany and South Africa.Each team will have up to five players, with ties comprising two singles matches and one doubles.
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