Swiss tennis player Roger Federer will begin the 2020 season in Sydney, Spanish Rafael Nadal will begin in Perth in the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) Cup tournament, which announced the draw on Sunday (local time).
Serbian Novak Djokovic will begin at Brisbane in the tournament.
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The tournament scheduled from January 3-12 next year will serve as a lead up to the year’s first Grand Slam Australian Open.
The competition will see 24 countries split into six groups across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Recently, organisers announced that top 30 men’s tennis stars will be taking part in the tournament. The matches will comprise of two singles match and one doubles match.
At the draw in Sydney, Djokovic’s Serbia were pitted against France, South Africa, Germany, Greece, Canada and wildcard entry Australia in Brisbane.
Nadal’s Spain will face Japan, Georgia, Russia, Italy and the United States in Perth while Federer’s Switzerland take on Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Argentina and the Andy Murray-led Britain.
The final five nations in the ATP Cup standings, based on the ranking of their number one singles player, will be determined by the second entry deadline of November 13.
ATP Cup draw:
| GROUP A (Brisbane) | GROUP B (Perth) | GROUP C (Sydney) | GROUP D (Perth) | GROUP E (Sydney) | GROUP F (Brisbane) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | Spain | Switzerland | Russia | Austria | Germany |
| France | Japan | Belgium | Italy | Croatia | Greece |
| South Africa | Georgia | Great Britain | USA | Argentina | Canada |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Australia |