Hunting Wins? Find Your Forehands, Thiem Shows

Want to win more matches? Hit more forehands.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of 38,952 groundstrokes from all completed matches at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells identified match winners possessed a greater thirst to hit forehands from the back of the court over backhands.

Match Winners
Forehands - 57% (10,971)
Backhands - 43% (8,313)

Match Losers
Forehands - 54% (10,663)
Backhands - 46% (9,005)

Combined
Forehands - 56% (21,634)
Backhands - 44% (17,318)

The grouping of match winners totalled 57 per cent forehands from the back of the court, while match losers were at 54 per cent. The combined breakdown displayed a significant 12 percentage-point difference, with forehands totalling 56 per cent and backhands at 44 per cent.

You don’t need to look further than tournament champion Dominic Thiem to find a player who tried to upgrade to his forehands at every opportunity. Thiem defeated Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final, with both players hunting as many forehands as possible to reach the last match on Sunday.

To reach the championship match, Thiem hit 61 per cent of his groundstrokes as forehands, while Federer was not far off at 59 per cent. Both players were above the match winners’ tournament average of 57 per cent forehands from the back of the court.

In the final, Thiem’s ability to find his forehand, and limit Federer’s, was a key factor.

2019 Indian Wells Final

Dominic Thiem
Forehands - 64% (164)
Backhands - 36% (92)

Roger Federer
Forehands - 51% (131)
Backhands - 49% (124)

Thiem clearly won the battle to use his forehand more, hitting it 64 per cent of the time compared to 51 per cent for Federer. This dynamic was even more of a factor in the deciding third set in which Thiem hit 67 per cent forehands (70 forehands/35 backhands) to Federer’s 51 per cent forehands (54 forehands/52 backhands).

A big reason Thiem was always looking to upgrade to a forehand was the speed at which he hit it. Thiem’s average forehand speed for the match was a lacerating 77 mph, making it by far the biggest baseline weapon on the court. Federer’s average forehand speed of 69 mph actually ended up being exactly the same as Thiem’s average backhand speed. Federer’s average backhand speed was just 63 mph.

Thiem’s Round of 16 match against Ivo Karlovic at that event may have produced one of the most uneven totals between forehands and backhands ever in an ATP Tour match. Thiem defeated Karlovic 6-4, 6-3 in 58 minutes. Only two points from the 93-point total reached a rally length of double digits.

What’s astounding is that Thiem made Karlovic hit more backhands than forehands in the match, while hitting just eight backhands himself in two sets.

Dominic Thiem
Forehands - 91% (58)
Backhands - 9% (8)

Ivo Karlovic
Forehands - 43% (29)
Backhands - 57% (39)

Our sport features a plethora of points with both players dueling it out from the baseline. If you get a chance to turn a backhand into a forehand in your own match, the metrics from the best players in the world fully support it.

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Djokovic, Nadal To Pursue History In 2021

There are many intriguing storylines to watch for in the 2021 ATP Tour season.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lead the way as the Top 2 players in the FedEx ATP Rankings and both men will be chasing history in 2021, as they look to add to their extraordinary resumés. The pair was given an early warning for next season at the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals by Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev, who both earned victories against the Top 2 stars en route to the championship match.

World No. 3 Thiem and London champion Medvedev lead a growing list of challengers to the dominance of Djokovic and Nadal. That group includes former Nitto ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and 2020 Most Improved Player of the Year Andrey Rublev. Before the new season, ATPTour.com looks at five of the top storylines to watch:

1) Novak’s Push For History
After becoming only the second man to hold the top spot in the FedEx ATP Rankings for 300 weeks on 21 December, Djokovic will have his sights set on one of the most prestigious records in tennis in the first quarter of the 2021 ATP Tour season. The Serbian is currently nine weeks behind Roger Federer’s record of 310 weeks at the top of the sport.

Djokovic, who leads longtime rival and World No. 2 Nadal by 2,180 points, will pass Federer’s mark if he can maintain his position at the top of the sport until 8 March 2021. It is not the only FedEx ATP Rankings record the Serbian is chasing next year.

In 2020, Djokovic tied his idol Pete Sampras’ record of six year-end World No. 1 finishes. The 33-year-old will be aiming to take sole ownership of that record by completing back-to-back year-end World No. 1 finishes for the third time (also 2011-12, ’14-15).

All-Time Weeks At No. 1 (as of 28 December 2020)

No. 1 Player	Total Weeks	Longest Streak
1) Roger Federer	310	237 weeks
2) Novak Djokovic	301	122 weeks
3) Pete Sampras	286	102 weeks
4) Ivan Lendl	270	157 weeks
5) Jimmy Connors	268	160 weeks

2) Does Rafa Have Another Surge In Him?
Rafael Nadal equalled Federer’s record haul of 20 Grand Slam trophies at Roland Garros in 2020 and finished the year with a record 12th Top 2 finish in the FedEx ATP Rankings. The question is, will the Spaniard be able to bounce back to the top spot in 2021? History suggests he is more than capable.

Nadal and Djokovic are the only two men to have immediately recovered the year-end World No. 1 position twice. Nadal finished 2008 and 2010 as World No. 1 and repeated the feat by finishing in the top spot in 2017 and 2019. The 34-year-old, who also finished as No. 1 in 2013, will be aiming to match Djokovic and Sampras’ tally of six year-end No. 1 finishes in 2021.

The 20-time major champion’s hopes of returning to the top position will rest on his ability to continue adding to his impressive Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000 trophy collections. Nadal will attempt to move clear of Federer with a 21st major title next year and regain the top position in the Masters 1000 trophy leaderboard. Djokovic currently leads 35-time Masters 1000 champion Nadal by one trophy at the level.

3) Can Domi Take the Next Step?
After becoming the first player in six years to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open, Thiem defeated his main rivals Djokovic and Nadal en route to his second consecutive runner-up finish at the Nitto ATP Finals in London. The Austrian is now within touching distance of a major milestone in 2021.

Thiem currently sits just 725 FedEx ATP Ranking points behind World No. 2 Nadal. The last player outside the Big Four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray to occupy a Top 2 position was Lleyton Hewitt in July 2005. One of the keys for Thiem to achieve that goal will be his ability to maintain his recent success against his main rivals. Since the start of the 2019 ATP Tour season, Thiem has compiled a 9-3 record against Federer (3-0), Nadal (3-1) and Djokovic (3-2).

4) Can Medvedev Maintain His Momentum?
Daniil Medvedev ended 2020 as the in-form player on the ATP Tour. The Russian claimed back-to-back titles at the Rolex Paris Masters and the Nitto ATP Finals to finish the year on a 10-match winning streak, which included seven Top 10 victories.

If Medvedev can translate his indoor form to outdoor success, he could join Thiem as a challenger to Djokovic and Nadal’s stranglehold on the Top 2 positions in the sport. The World No. 4 has started his season strong in the past. He opened his 2020 campaign with seven wins from nine matches in Australia.

5) Moving To Turin
After 12 editions at The O2 in London, the Nitto ATP Finals moves to Turin from 2021-2025. The biggest singles and doubles stars on the ATP Tour will all be aiming to finish the year by competing at Italy’s largest indoor sporting arena: the Pala Alpitour.

The season finale is moving to a nation where tennis is firmly on the rise. There are currently eight Italian men in the Top 100 of the FedEx ATP Rankings, highlighted by 2019 Nitto ATP Finals qualifier and Top 10 star Matteo Berrettini.

Italy also possesses the youngest player in the Top 100: 19-year-old Jannik Sinner. The World No. 37, who captured his maiden ATP Tour trophy at the Sofia Open in November, has already achieved success at a round-robin event on home soil. In 2019, the San Candido native charged to victory on his tournament debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.

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Andy Murray scraps Delray Beach plan due to COVID fears as Brit focused on Australian Open

Andy Murray will no longer play at next week's Delray Beach Open in Florida.

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Raonic, Isner & Three Former Titlists Feature At Delray Beach

Milos Raonic and John Isner headline the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com field, which includes three former champions: Reilly Opelka (2020), Frances Tiafoe (2018) and Sam Querrey (2017).

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray withdrew from the ATP 250 hard-court tournament. “After much deliberation with my team I’ve decided not to travel to play in Delray Beach,” Murray said in a press release. “Given the increase in COVID rates and the transatlantic flights involved, I want to minimize the risks ahead of the Australian Open. I’m really thankful for the understanding of the tournament and I look forward to playing there soon.”

The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com is typically played in February, but it is now in the first week of the 2021 ATP Tour season alongside the Antalya Open due to COVID-19. The main draw will be played from 7-13 January 2021.

The ATP Champions Tour legends event, featuring past-main draw champion Tommy Haas and six-time doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan, will be contested between 4-6 January 2021.

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A Year After Memorable Title Run, Opelka Ready For 'Incredible Field' In Delray Beach

Winning a three-setter to claim an ATP Tour title is an impressive accomplishment. Earning two three-set victories in a day to capture a crown is on another level, and that’s exactly what Reilly Opelka did at last year’s Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com to win his second ATP Tour trophy.

The American will compete in Delray Beach again starting on 7 January as he attempts to retain a tour-level title for the first time. He carries plenty of good memories into the first week of the season at the ATP 250.

“It was great [last year]. It's a home tournament. I've been going to the event [since I was] a little kid, since I think [I was] 11, 12 years old. It was cool to win an event that I used to go watch,” Opelka said. “I beat some really good players, and especially the last day was a really unique scenario that doesn't happen too often.”

Opelka started Championship Sunday last year by saving a match point in the semi-finals against former World No. 3 Milos Raonic, one of the biggest servers on the ATP Tour. Then the American battled past speedy lefty Yoshihito Nishioka for the title.

“I was tested a lot physically and I beat some really good players. It was just a bizarre scenario,” Opelka said. “[It is] definitely one that I won't forget, since I obviously won the title, but also just because [I won] two matches in one day and the conditions of it were pretty crazy.”

The 23-year-old is certainly comfortable in Delray Beach. In fact, he resides in the city. At 16, Opelka watched countryman Steve Johnson upset top-seeded Tommy Haas. The next year, he recalls seeing American lefty Donald Young advance to the final. In 2018, Opelka made his tournament debut.

The home favourite believes the 2021 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com field is an impressive one. It includes Raonic, former World No. 1 Andy Murray, American No. 1 John Isner and more.

“The field’s incredible. They have a lot of really great players,” Opelka said. “You’ve got probably one of the most high-level entry fields that they've seen. Isner, [Sam] Querrey, Frances [Tiafoe] has won it. There [are three] past champions, so a lot of guys that like playing there.”

Standing 6’11”, one of Opelka’s biggest priorities is taking care of his body. The right-hander came out of this year’s COVID-19 tournament suspension firing at the Western & Southern Open, defeating Diego Schwartzman and Matteo Berrettini to make his first Masters 1000 quarter-final. But a right knee injury hindered him the rest of the year. 

That’s why since his final tournament of the year in Antwerp, Opelka has focussed on improving physically.

“I really think my body will be great there [in Delray Beach] because I’ve put in a lot of work and I’ve emphasised my body a lot this off-season,” Opelka said. “I want to really prioritise going into the year 100 per cent healthy.”

As far as his knee goes, the American is confident in the work he has put into getting healthy.

“My knee is doing great. We had to take a lot of time off and spend a lot of time working on it, but it was stubborn and I really needed the three months that I had off, which was nice,” Opelka said. “I’m pretty confident in it moving forward. I really hope it holds up. That is the million-dollar question for me, ‘How [is it] going to hold up?’ I’m confident that it will, but you never know.”

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ATP Concludes Querrey Investigation

The ATP has concluded its investigation regarding Sam Querrey, initiated following a breach of COVID-19 protocol at the 2020 St. Petersburg Open.

The investigation reviewed the full circumstances surrounding the incident and concluded Mr. Querrey’s conduct to be contrary to the integrity of the game under the Player Major Offense provision in the ATP Code of Conduct. As a result, the ATP has issued a fine of US$20,000.

Taking into consideration Mr. Querrey’s many years of otherwise good standing with the ATP and other mitigating factors, the fine is suspended and will be lifted subject to Mr. Querrey committing no further breaches of health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 within a probationary six-month period. The player has five days to appeal the decision, should he choose to do so.

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Star Teams Old & New Headline Australian Open Doubles Field

A slew of veteran teams and a group of new high-profile duos highlight the doubles field for the 2021 Australian Open.

Many of the pairs are familiar, with the likes of 2019 year-end No. 1 team Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah, defending champions Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury and 2019 titlists Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut among the top seeds.

But there have been shake-ups among the world’s best teams that will see new duos trying to make their mark in Melbourne next February.

Croatian Mate Pavic, part of the year-end No. 1 team in 2020 with Bruno Soares, will partner countryman Nikola Mektic, who won the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals trophy alongside Wesley Koolhof. Looking for a new partner, Soares found one in a familiar face: Jamie Murray. The duo finished atop the FedEx ATP Doubles Team Rankings in 2016 and won the Australian Open title that year.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo amicably split after a successful partnership that lasted more than four years. Kubot will partner Koolhof. Melo will play the Australian Open with Romanian Horia Tecau. But in the longterm, the Brazilian will compete alongside Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer, Tecau’s former longtime partner.

Other new teams to keep an eye on in Australia include Henri Kontinen/Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Raven Klaasen/Ben McLachlan. Kontinen is a two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion (w/John Peers) and Roger-Vasselin made the final at the season finale this year with Jurgen Melzer, who is retiring.

There are plenty of singles stars competing in the Australian Open doubles draw, too. Leading the way is World No. 9 Diego Schwartzman, who will play with fellow Argentine Federico Coria. Canadian Denis Shapovalov will compete at the season’s first major with countryman Vasek Pospisil, who was named Comeback Player of the Year in the 2020 ATP Awards.

The top-ranked Aussie singles player, Alex de Minaur, will play with countryman Matt Reid, and Rolex Paris Masters champions Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz will try to translate their French success to Melbourne Park.

Other pairs to watch for include two-time Roland Garros champions Kevin Krawietz/Andreas Mies, 2020 Nitto ATP Finals competitors Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and 2019 Western & Southern Open winners Ivan Dodig/Filip Polasek.

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Roger Federer may have dropped retirement hint in Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray announcement

Roger Federer is at the tail end of his career.

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Rublev: 'We're Going To Try To Improve & Do Better Next Year'

Russian Andrey Rublev was voted the Most Improved Player of the Year in the 2020 ATP Awards by his fellow players following an impressive season in which he cracked the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time.

“Thank you so much for all the votes,” Rublev said. “This trophy goes to you for all your support and we’re going to try to improve and do better next year.”

The cherry on top of an incredible season 🏆@AndreyRublev97 is the Most Improved Player of the Year 👏#ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/NeXo2D5Zuz

— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 21, 2020

The 23-year-old rose from No. 23 to a career-high No. 8 this year thanks to a scorching-hot campaign in which he led the ATP Tour with five titles. Entering the season, the Russian owned two tour-level trophies.

Rublev exploded onto the courts at the start of the year by winning back-to-back titles at the Adelaide International and the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, becoming the first player since Dominik Hrbaty in 2004 to begin the year with titles in the first two weeks of the season. He continued to impress in the second half of the season by reaching quarter-finals at the US Open and Roland Garros. The two-time Next Gen ATP Finals competitor claimed three ATP 500 trophies with victories at the Hamburg European Open, St. Petersburg Open and Erste Bank Open (Vienna).

The big-hitting righty capped off his best season to date with his debut appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals. He finished with a 41-10 win-loss record on the year, equalling Novak Djokovic (41-5) with the most match wins on Tour in 2020. Ugo Humbert, Diego Schwartzman and Jannik Sinner were also nominated in this category. Rublev's coach, Fernando Vicente, was named Coach of the Year in the 2020 ATP Awards.

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“Andrey Has Made Me A Better Coach”: Vicente Named 2020 Coach Of The Year

Former Spanish player Fernando Vicente has been voted Coach of the Year in the 2020 ATP Awards after guiding 23-year-old Andrey Rublev to a career-best breakthrough season.

The Spaniard has been working with Rublev for four years, with a front-row view to the Russian’s highs and lows: from ‘the toughest moment’ following the player’s 2018 spinal stress fracture, to his comeback and meteoric rise in 2020. Their hard work was rewarded as Rublev tore through the competition this year, winning a Tour-leading five titles and lifting his FedEx ATP Ranking to a career-high No. 8.

And for Vicente, it felt like a double victory as Rublev was also recognised with the 2020 Most Improved Player of the Year award by his ATP peers.

“These awards, both mine and Andrey’s, are just a consequence of the years of hard work and countless hours dedicated to a sport that gives us so many emotions – for better or for worse,” Vicente said, speaking exclusively to ATPTour.com. “We’ve gone through some difficult times during these last almost five years together.

“Having the recognition from his peers is something that makes him feel so happy and appreciated. They also see Andrey day to day, how hard he works and tries each day to become a better player.”

The first Spanish coach to win Coach of the Year since the award’s inception in 2016, Vicente retired from professional tennis in 2011 after a career that took him as high as World No. 29. He also won three ATP Tour singles titles and two doubles crowns. His partnership with Rublev began in 2016 when the Russian arrived at the 4Slamtennis Academy, which Vicente co-founded with fellow players Galo Blanco and Jairo Velasco, near Barcelona.

"I would say Andrey has made me a better coach,” Vicente reflected. “I’ve learned and continue to learn a lot with him. I think that on my end, he understands what I’m trying to impart on him and there’s a very good personal connection, too. If not, it would be impossible to stay together so long.”

"This trophy goes to you for all your support."@AndreyRublev97 | @Vinsecte_Fer | #ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/vnsX132hvj

— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 21, 2020

One of the qualities that Vicente highlights in his player is Rublev’s strong motivation and desire to continually improve as a player – something the Spaniard says makes his job “a pleasure”. It was this same quality that drove Rublev to new heights in 2020, despite the tough circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Tour’s resulting five-month stoppage.

The result was five titles from five finals for Rublev – including his first three at the ATP 500-level – a breakthrough into the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings, and a debut at the Nitto ATP Finals. In addition to being the 23-year-old’s best season to date, it was also Vicente’s most successful year as a coach.

“At the end of the day, I’m the person who accompanies him and works in the best way possible to make sure that the dream he has and loves so much comes true in some way!” he said. “For me, it’s a pleasure to work with a player who is motivated all the time and works with such passion, always with the desire to keep improving.”

For Vicente, beyond the titles and accolades that Rublev achieved, the proudest moment of the season came away from the courts in the buildup to the Tour’s season-finale. Rublev was one of the last players to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in a battle that came down to the wire, and the Spaniard applauded the way his player handled himself through those pressure-filled moments.

“What I’ve been most pleased to see was Andrey’s steady mentality during the weeks where our objective was to reach the Nitto ATP Finals. Those were weeks with so much tension, and he managed to compete at a very high level.

“Of course, I’m pleased with almost everything. It was his best year in terms of [FedEx ATP] Ranking, he won the five finals he played and in general his entire game improved a lot. I would give him an ‘outstanding’ on the season.”

With a rollercoaster 2020 season in the books and a new award to adorn his trophy cabinet, Vicente made it clear that he refuses to rest on their laurels in the season to come. That same desire for continuous improvement that makes Rublev such a force on the Tour was evident as Vicente outlined his vision for 2021: to keep rising to new heights.

"We’ve been through very tough moments and now we’ve had a great year. The key is to keep working with passion and the work will bear fruit. So we have to keep going and not be satisfied, there is a lot to improve if we want to stay at this level!"

Fernando Vicente was selected as ATP Coach of the Year by fellow coaches from a shortlist that included Gilles Cervara (Daniil Medvedev), Juan Ignacio Chela (Diego Schwartzman), Nicolas Massu (Dominic Thiem), and Riccardo Piatti (Jannik Sinner).

“I don’t want to forget to give thanks to all the coaches and players who have voted for us. I know that there are many players and coaches who work equally hard or harder than us, but well, in this case Andrey had a year to remember! I wish them all the best in the upcoming season.

“I also don’t want to forget to give thanks to my wife and son for understanding what it means to be a professional tennis coach. It happens to all coaches, having to leave your wife and kids behind at home - they are the real champions! And to close, I want to thank and acknowledge all of the coaches that have been with Andrey from the start: Marina Marenko, Andrey’s mom, as well as the 4Slamtennis Academy: Galo Blanco, Abraham González, Marcos Pizzorno, Phillip Wessely and Marc Boada.” – Fernando Vicente

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray stand together against Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have all taken their place on the ATP player council.

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ATP Announces Updated Q1 Calendar

The ATP has today announced a revised schedule for weeks 8-13 of the 2021 ATP Tour season, as tennis continues its return during the COVID-19 pandemic following the announcement of a reconfigured schedule for the first seven weeks earlier this month.

Several early-season events are scheduled to follow the conclusion of the Australian Open, including the European Indoor, Latin American and Middle East swings, which lead into the Miami Open presented by Itau in the final two weeks of March.

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Due to the impact of COVID-19, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells will not be held in its customary dates in March. Alternative dates are being assessed for the tournament to potentially take place later in the year.

All subsequent sections of the 2021 calendar, beginning with the Spring clay-court season from week 14, remain unchanged at this time, with all tournaments planned to take place as originally scheduled.

The ATP continues to assess opportunities for additional single-year licences to be scheduled in 2021 and will communicate any additions once confirmed.

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Felix Sets Sights On Top 10, Turin Spot In 2021

Felix Auger-Aliassime has shared his ambition to crack the Top 10 in the FedEx ATP Rankings and qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin in 2021.

The #NextGenATP Canadian is currently ranked No. 21 after a stellar 2020 campaign, which included three runner-up finishes (Rotterdam, Marseille, Cologne 1). To take his game to the next level in the new year, Auger-Aliassime spent more than a week training at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Mallorca this month.

“I want to obviously keep on improving. I came here to train hard and reach another level. I would love to be in the Top 10 and be part of the Nitto ATP Finals next year,” said Auger-Aliassime. “I think I have what it takes in me and now I need to do well, do work and play good matches.”

To climb higher in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Auger-Aliassime will need to improve his consistency in 2021. Alongside his three final appearances, the Montreal-born star lost his opening match at six events in 2020.

“I have to improve and play good tennis week after week with good engagement and good intensity every week,” said Auger-Aliassime. “If I can do that, I will give myself chances to attain my objective.”

Seeking to improve his consistency and intensity, the 6’4” right-hander could not have chosen a better location for his pre-season training block. During his time at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, the Canadian was able to learn from the man who instilled those two attributes into the heart of Nadal’s game: Toni Nadal.

“It is great. I didn’t have the chance to talk to Toni as much as Rafa at the tournaments. To have Toni on the court, to share tennis with him and have him give his feedback on court has been great,” said Auger-Aliassime. “That is one of the biggest reasons I came here, to share some experience and to have some knowledge from Toni and it has been amazing. He has helped me a lot so far and he gives me great tips. I like his ethic and mentality.”

After spending more than a week at the academy, Auger-Aliassime shared a positive review of the facility and its staff. The Manacor-based tennis centre is currently expanding its facilities, which will include the addition of three indoor hard courts and seven covered clay courts.

“It was my first time, but I have been happily surprised by everything. It is as good as I imagined, even better. I feel like everybody has a very good energy here, a lot of respect, a lot of engagement and passion for the game. For me, as a professional athlete, a tennis player, there is everything I need to train, recover and have a good time.”

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ATP Announces 2021-2022 Player Council

The ATP has announced the 2021-2022 ATP Player Council, as voted by ATP players and members.

A number of existing player members were re-elected for an additional term on the Council, including Felix Auger-Aliassime, Roger Federer, John Millman, Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson, Andy Murray and Bruno Soares.

In addition, Gilles Simon returns to the Council having served previous terms, while newcomers Pablo Andujar and Marcus Daniell will serve their first term.

Members elected to serve on the ATP Player Council through June 2022 are:

• 1-50 Singles: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Roger Federer, John Millman, Rafael Nadal
• 51-100 Singles: Pablo Andujar, Gilles Simon
• 1-100 Doubles: Marcus Daniell, Bruno Soares
• At-Large: Kevin Anderson, Andy Murray
• Alumni Representative: Colin Dowdeswell
• Coach Representative: Daniel Vallverdu

The new ATP Player Council will have its first meeting in the new year, where the President and Vice President will be elected.

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Roger Federer has 'additional' reason for withdrawing from 2021 Australian Open

Roger Federer will not make his return to tennis at the Australian Open early next year.

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How The Big Three Have Set Themselves Apart The Past 30 Years

Three G.O.A.T.S. are better than one.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have elevated our sport — and each other — to rarefied levels over the past two decades. Are we doing their stellar careers a disservice by trying to pick one from the pack to anoint as superior to the other two?

Does the “Greatest Of All Time” tag have to be singular? Not according to the numbers.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the “Big Three” provides a new metric to compare their prodigious body of work: points won in their careers. Statistics in tennis were first recorded in 1991, so the following analysis compares all players from the past 30 years. Instead of ranking players one ahead of another, this breakdown groups them together in four distinct levels based on different tiers of percentage of points won.

It must be noted that the distinguished careers of players like Bjorn Borg, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and others are not included because statistics were not recorded during their playing days, while players such as Ivan Lendl and Michael Chang have only part of their illustrious careers included from 1991 onwards.

Level 1 = 54%+ Points Won
Only three players in the past 30 years have averaged winning north of 54 per cent of all points they played. If you guessed a Spaniard, a Serbian and a Swiss, you would be dead right.

Rafael Nadal - 54.55% (96,208/176,360)

Novak Djokovic - 54.40% (92,938/170,841)

Roger Federer - 54.17% (126,548/233,608)

The Big Three all exist less than half a percentage point away from each other. Instead of looking at the minuscule gap between each one, try evaluating their performance as a group. There is not one man standing on top of the mountain. There are three.

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Level 2 = 53%+ Points Won
These four players have had exemplary careers and are right on the heels of the Big Three:

Pete Sampras - 53.51% (72,318/135,143)

Andre Agassi - 53.40% (72,750/136,240)

Andy Murray - 53.17% (72,316/135,997)

Andy Roddick - 53.07% (63,770/120,153)

It’s interesting to see that Sampras and Agassi, who battled each other 34 times, ended up with only about a tenth of a percentage point separating them. Andy Murray is still working on his legacy in 2021, while former No. 1 Andy Roddick joins this elite group of players.

Level 3 = 52.5%+ Points Won
Fifteen players land in the 52 per cent points won range, so it’s split into two halves, with this group winning 52.5% to 52.9%:

Stefan Edberg - 52.79% (38,065/72,105)

Richard Krajicek - 52.57% (52,513/99,891)

Jim Courier - 52.57% (47,242/89,873)

Michael Chang - 52.52% (64,652/123,090)

Juan Martin del Potro - 52.51% (47,835/91,090)

This grouping of players features two former No. 1-ranked players in Stefan Edberg and Jim Courier, with Juan Martin del Potro the only active player who still has an opportunity to improve his metrics.

Level 4 = 52.0%+ Points Won
This grouping of 10 players won between 52.0 per cent and 52.49 per cent of points in their outstanding careers:

Michael Stich - 52.46% (36,685/69,926)

Ivan Lendl - 52.46% (20,765/39,583)

Milos Raonic - 52.35% (43,186/82,491)

Lleyton Hewitt - 52.34% (70,937/135,533)

Boris Becker - 52.33% (37,851/72,327)

Guillermo Coria - 52.33% (26,153/49,975)

Thomas Muster - 52.30% (48,513/92,764)

Tomas Berdych - 52.19% (75,246/144,165)

David Ferrer - 52.16% (87,036/166,877)

Robin Soderling - 52.04% (37,075/71,245)

The former No. 1-ranked players in this grouping include Ivan Lendl, Lleyton Hewitt, Boris Becker, and Thomas Muster.

The next level down — players who have won between 51 and 52 per cent of their points — features 53 players. Overall, there are 178 players who won more points than they have lost in their careers from 1991-2020. Each of the four levels above are overflowing with talent, charisma and trophies from the biggest tournaments our sport has to offer.

This type of analysis lends itself to appreciate the ongoing careers of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in unison as a whole greater than its parts. It’s an opportunity to step back and appreciate their momentous careers together rather than trying to cherry-pick a metric to push one ahead of the other two. After all, they all owe a debt of gratitude to each other for continually raising the bar.

The mountain is high. While everyone is looking up, only Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are looking down.

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Why Pospisil Is 'Grateful' To Earn Comeback Player Of The Year

One year on from undergoing back surgery to repair a herniated disk, Canadian Vasek Pospisil was named Comeback Player of the Year in the 2020 ATP Awards.

“It really means a lot to me, so I just want to give a big thank you to all my fellow ATP players on the Tour who voted for me to win this award and also a big thanks to my team that really did a great job,” Pospisil said. “My ranking plummeted and I had surgery, so [I am] very grateful to be here and hoping to have a great year next year.”

"I'm very grateful to be here & hoping to have a great year next year."@VasekPospisil | #ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/t6Gq4ZWjs2

— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 21, 2020

Pospisil climbed more spots in the FedEx ATP Rankings this year than any other player in the Top 100. The 30-year-old jumped 88 spots to No. 61 to continue his push back towards his career-high of No. 25, which he reached in 2014.

The Canadian made his first ATP Tour final since 2014 at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, and he backed it up with a run to the Sofia Open championship match. Those were the second and third ATP Tour finals of his career. Pospisil also reached the fourth round of the US Open, defeating back-to-back Top 20 players – Roberto Bautista Agut (No. 11) and countryman Milos Raonic (No. 18) – along the way to earn his best Grand Slam result since making the 2015 Wimbledon quarter-finals. 

The other players nominated in this category were Kevin Anderson, Andrey Kuznetsov and Raonic.

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Roger Federer withdrew from Australian Open because of three people

Roger Federer won't be taking to the court when the Australian Open gets under way in 2021.

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Roger Federer Withdraws From The Australian Open

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the 2021 Australian Open, the tournament confirmed in a press release Monday.

The Swiss last competed at this year’s Australian Open. He earned his 100th tournament win in the third round and reached the semi-finals, in which he lost against Novak Djokovic. Federer has since had two right knee surgeries.

The six-time champion has played the Australian Open main draw every year since his debut in 2000. Tournament Director Craig Tiley wished Federer well.

“In the end, Roger ran out of time to get himself ready for the rigours of a Grand Slam and he’s very disappointed he won’t be coming to Melbourne in 2021,” Tiley said in a press release. “The Australian Open has always held a special place in his heart – remember it was Roger who first called the AO the ‘Happy Slam’.

“We wish him all the best as he prepares for his comeback later in the year and look forward to seeing him in Melbourne in 2022."

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Murray, Kokkinakis Headline Australian Open Wild Cards

Andy Murray has received a wild card into the 2021 Australian Open, the tournament announced Monday. The five-time finalist will compete at Melbourne Park for the 14th time.

“We welcome Andy back to Melbourne with open arms,” Tournament Director Craig Tiley said in a press release. “As a five-time finalist he has been an integral part of so many amazing matches and storylines in the recent history of the Australian Open.”

Murray is tied for fifth in the Open Era with 48 Australian Open match wins (Agassi and Lendl also have 48). The 33-year-old is set to compete at the season’s first Grand Slam for the first time since 2019. After losing an emotional, thrilling five-setter against Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round that year, Murray underwent hip surgery.

Most Australian Open Wins (Open Era)

Player	Record
1) Roger Federer	102-15
2) Novak Djokovic	75-8
3) Rafael Nadal	65-14
4) Stefan Edberg	56-10
T5) Andre Agassi	48-5
Ivan Lendl	48-10
Andy Murray	48-13

The former World No. 1 is one of seven players to receive a main draw wild card for the tournament, which will be held from 8-21 February. The Aussies who have been awarded a main draw wild card are Alex Bolt, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Christopher O’Connell, Marc Polmans and Aleksandar Vucic. Indian Sumit Nagal was given the tournament’s Asia-Pacific wild card.

Kokkinakis has struggled with injury, but he has produced sensational tennis when healthy, including a win against Roger Federer at the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itau. The 24-year-old first cracked the Top 100 of the FedEx ATP Rankings aged 19 in 2015.

Bolt, a 27-year-old lefty, has played some of his best tennis at the Australian Open. In 2019, he reached the third round. Last year, Bolt pushed eventual finalist Dominic Thiem to five sets in the second round.

Qualifying wild cards have been awarded to Aussies Rinky Hijikata, Jason Kubler, Blake Mott, Max Purcell, Akira Santillan, Tristan Schoolkate and Dane Sweeny, as well as Frenchman Harold Mayot.

There is still one main draw wild card and one qualifying wild card to be confirmed. Men’s qualifying for the 2021 Australian Open will be played from 10-13 January in Doha.

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Roger Federer out of Australian Open: Tennis star's agent announces he will not compete

Roger Federer will not take part in the Australian Open, which is scheduled to go ahead in February 2021.

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Andy Murray set for emotional Australian Open return after Roger Federer retirement video

Andy Murray has been handed a wildcard for the 2021 Australian Open.

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The Numbers Game: 2020 ATP Challenger Tour

Karatsev Tops Wins Leaderboard
Aslan Karatsev was nearly unstoppable on the Challenger circuit in 2020. The Russian amassed a tour-leading 27 match wins in just eight tournaments this year, concluding his breakout campaign with a 27-6 record. Francisco Cerundolo and Dmitry Popko finished tied for second with 23 victories apiece, while France's Arthur Rinderknech ended his impressive season with 22 wins.

Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz was the most consistent performer, boasting a 83.3 win percentage (min. 19 matches played). The Spanish teen took full advantage of his opportunities, claiming 20 of 24 matches played in 2020. Karatsev was the only other player with at least 80 per cent matches won (81.8).

Since returing from the COVID-19 shutdown, only two players posted 20 wins or more. Cerundolo led the ATP Challenger Tour with a 22-6 record following the restart on 17 August. Alcaraz finished a close second with 20 victories.

Player	Match Wins	Win Percentage
Aslan Karatsev	27	81.8
Francisco Cerundolo	23	76.7
Dmitry Popko	23	54.8
Arthur Rinderknech	22	64.7
Daniel Altmaier	21	63.6
Carlos Alcaraz	20	83.3
Daniel Elahi Galan	20	69.0
Bernabe Zapata Miralles	20	66.7

Alcaraz, Cerundolo Claim Most Titles
Alcaraz and Cerundolo were the only players to lift three trophies in 2020. The Spaniard entered the history books with his title treble, capturing his maiden crown in Trieste, Italy, and following that with back-to-back victories on home soil in Barcelona and Alicante. The 17-year-old became the youngest to ever win titles in consecutive weeks and the second-youngest (Gasquet) to triumph on at least three occasions prior to his 18th birthday.

Cerundolo's three victories also came on clay courts. The Argentine celebrated his maiden moment with a title in Split, Croatia in October and added a second crown in Guayaquil, Ecuador one month later. In the final week of the season, the 22-year-old would conclude his campaign in style with a victory in Campinas, Brazil.

Jurij Rodionov, J.J. Wolf, Arthur Rinderknech and Steve Johnson dominated the early months of the season, all winning a pair of titles before the COVID-19 shutdown. Taro Daniel, Marc-Andrea Huesler, Ilya Ivashka and Aslan Karatsev also lifted multiple trophies in 2020.

Player	Total	Clay	Hard	Carpet
Carlos Alcaraz	3	3
Francisco Cerundolo	3	3
Taro Daniel	2		2
Marc-Andrea Huesler	2	1		1
Ilya Ivashka	2		2
Steve Johnson	2		2
Aslan Karatsev	2	2
Arthur Rinderknech	2		2
Jurij Rodionov	2		2
J.J. Wolf	2		2

Teen Titans
Four different teenagers accounted for a total of six Challenger titles this year, with Alcaraz the lone player with multiple crowns (Trieste, Italy and Barcelona & Alicante, Spain). At 17 years and 3 months, he joined Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverev as the youngest champions since 2010.

At the age of 18, Lorenzo Musetti won his maiden title in Forli, Italy, carrying the momentum from a Round of 16 finish at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome. He would dominate on the clay of Forli, becoming the youngest to defeat four Top 100 players in one week since 2000.

 

Brandon Nakashima and Tomas Machac were the other teenage winners in 2020. Nakashima became the youngest American titlist since Frances Tiafoe in 2017, while Machac's victory marked the first time a Czech teen had lifted a Challenger trophy since Jiri Vesely in 2013.

Player	Title	Age
Carlos Alcaraz	Trieste, ITA	17 yrs, 3 mos.
Carlos Alcaraz	Barcelona, ESP	17 yrs, 5 mos.
Carlos Alcaraz	Alicante, ESP	17 yrs, 5 mos.
Lorenzo Musetti	Forli, ITA	18 yrs, 6 mos.
Brandon Nakashima	Orlando, USA	19 yrs, 3 mos.
Tomas Machac	Koblenz, GER	19 yrs, 4 mos.

 

Biggest Movers To Top 150
Seven of the Top 8 movers to the year-end Top 150 won Challenger titles in 2020. Alcaraz jumped 350 spots to a year-end position of No. 141 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Musetti leapt 233 places to No. 128 and Daniel Altmaier soared 191 spots to No. 130.

Player	Ranking Jump	Year-End 2019 - 2020	2020 Titles
Carlos Alcaraz	+350	491 - 141	3
Lorenzo Musetti	+233	361 - 128	1
Daniel Altmaier	+191	321 - 130	0
Aslan Karatsev	+158	270 - 112	2
Jurij Rodionov	+157	301 - 144	2
Marc-Andrea Huesler	+132	280 - 148	2
Sebastian Korda	+131	249 - 118	1
Francisco Cerundolo	+109	248 - 139	3

Title Leaders By Country
Players from 22 countries won titles this year. Mohamed Safwat became the first from Egypt to lift a trophy since 1996, while Cem Ilkel was the first from Turkey to do so since 2016.

The United States boasted a tour-leading 11 titles from nine different players, followed by Spain (7) and Germany (5). It marked the third time in four years that the American contingent has led the tour in titles.

Country	Finals W-L	Winners
United States	11-3	Wolf-2, Johnson-2, Blanch-1, Kwiatkowski-1, Cressy-1, Tiafoe-1, Korda-1, Kudla-1, Nakashima-1
Spain	7-7	Alcaraz-3, Zapata Miralles-1, Taberner-1, Munar-1, Martinez-1
Germany	5-2	Kohlschreiber-1, Hanfmann-1, Otte-1, Stebe-1, Marterer-1
Argentina	4-3	Cerundolo-3, Bagnis-1

First-Time Winners
The shortened season did not stop 14 players from celebrating their maiden moments in the spotlight on the ATP Challenger Tour. Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, it was Machac, Rinderknech, Ilkel, Safwat, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and Roman Safiullin crashing the party. They would be followed by Alcaraz, Musetti, Nakashima, Cerundolo, Meligeni, Sebastian Korda and Spaniards Carlos Taberner and Bernabe Zapata Miralles.

Alcaraz became the youngest first-time winner since a 16-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2017, while 29-year-old Safwat is the oldest first-time winner since Spain's Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol in 2018.

Alcaraz's Achievements
-Youngest champion from Spain since Rafael Nadal in 2003.
-Second-youngest to win three titles. Only a 16-year-old Richard Gasquet was younger.
-One of five players to win three titles before 18th birthday, joining Gasquet, Auger-Aliassime, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.
-Youngest ever to win titles in consecutive weeks.
-The clutch factor: 9-0 in tie-breaks in 2020 and 11-3 in deciding sets since the restart.

Fast Facts

• Ulises Blanch pulled off the stunner of the year in the first week of the season. At No. 419 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, he became the lowest-ranked winner in 2020, lifting his second Challenger trophy in Ann Arbor.
• This year, one player saved a match point in a Challenger final. Thiago Monteiro survived a thriller in Punta del Este, Uruguay, turning aside three championship points to defeat Marco Cecchinato.
• A total of nine #NextGenATP stars (born 1999 or later) won titles. In addition to teens Alcaraz, Musetti, Nakashima and Machac, it was 20-year-olds Sebastian Korda and Jurij Rodionov lifting trophies.
• The ATP Challenger Tour featured two champions aged 35 and older in 2020. Philipp Kohlschreiber (36) won in the opening week of the season in Canberra, while Stan Wawrinka (35) kicked off the restart with a title in Prague.
• Andrey Golubev led the doubles circuit with six titles - three with Aleksandr Nedovyesov and three with Ariel Behar. Behar and Gonzalo Escobar, meanwhile, had the most success of any duo. The Uruguayan-Ecuadorian team won titles in Newport Beach and Istanbul, reached two more finals in Aix-en-Provence and Parma and posted a 14-1 record together.
• Qualifiers claimed one title, with Alcaraz winning seven matches in nine days in Trieste. He became the first player born in 2003 to lift a trophy.
• Two players successfully defended titles: Thiago Monteiro on the clay of Punta del Este, Uruguay and J.J. Wolf on the indoor hard courts of Columbus, USA.
• One unseeded wild card won a title: Musetti on home soil in Forli, Italy.
• Marc-Andrea Huesler was the only player to win titles on multiple surfaces. The Swiss prevailed on the clay of Sibiu, Romania, before taking the title on the carpet courts of Ismaning, Germany.
• Longest final: The longest final registered at two hours and 51 minutes, with Monteiro beating Cecchinato 7-6(3), 6-7(6), 7-5 in Punta del Este.
• Shortest completed final: The shortest final registered at just 58 minutes, with Thai-Son Kwiatkowski downing Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-1 in Newport Beach, USA.
• Two Top 40 players entered a Challenger in 2020. World No. 34 Taylor Fritz reached the third round in Newport Beach, while 17th-ranked Wawrinka won the title in Prague. The Swiss is the highest-ranked champion since No. 14 Ivan Ljubicic in Zagreb 2005.
• A total of seven players made their Top 100 debut in the FedEx ATP Rankings in 2020. Dennis Novak did so in January and was followed by Attila Balazs and Gianluca Mager in February. Emil Ruusuvuori, Marcos Giron, Federico Coria and Pedro Martinez entered the club following the restart.
• Kohlschreiber's victory in Canberra came 14 years and one month after his most recent Challenger crown (Reunion Island 2005). It is the fourth-longest gap between titles on the circuit.
• Paolo Lorenzi finished the season with 418 career match wins on the ATP Challenger Tour. He is currently just five victories behind Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo for the all-time lead.

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How Sinner Is Soaring Behind His Return

The youngest player in the Top 100 posted the eighth-best return metrics on the ATP Tour this season. The hype is real for nineteen-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of eight players aged 21-and-under identifies Sinner as the peak performer on the Infosys Serve and Return LEADERBOARDS in 2020 thanks to his efforts on the return. Both leaderboards aggregate multiple serve and return metrics to come up with a singular rating. Emil Ruusuvuori, aged 21, did not have enough match data this season to qualify for the leaderboards.

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Return LEADERBOARD
Sinner led the group in posting the best rating on the Return LEADERBOARD at No. 8. He did particularly well this season with first-serve return points won, claiming 32.5 per cent of them. That winning percentage was seventh-best among all qualifying players on Tour this season.

Sinner finished 2020 by capturing his first ATP Tour title in Sofia. He started the year at No. 78 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, went 19-11, and finished the year at World No. 37.

The only other 21-and-under player to have a Return Rating in the leading 20 players on Tour was 21-year-old Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who came in 11th place. His best return performance was finishing sixth-best in first-serve return points won at 32.6 per cent, just ahead of Sinner. Davidovich Fokina finished 13-10 on the year, moving from World No. 85 to year-end No. 52. Season highlights for the Spaniard included a trip to the fourth round at the US Open and the semi-finals of Cologne-2.

21-And-Under Players: Return LEADERBOARD Rating

Age	FedEx ATP Ranking	Player	Return LEADERBOARD Rating
19	37	Jannik Sinner	8
21	52	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	11
21	23	Alex de Minaur	24
21	77	Corentin Moutet	24
21	44	Miomir Kecmanovic	45
21	27	Casper Ruud	47
21	12	Denis Shapovalov	56
20	21	Felix Auger-Aliassime	67
-	-	AVERAGE	35

Serve LEADERBOARD
What’s interesting is that the average placement for the eight 21-and-under players in the Return Rating category was 35th, which was considerably better than the average of their Serve Ratings, which put them in 48th.

Felix Auger-Aliassime, a 20-year-old Canadian, led the group with the best Serve Rating at No. 20. He reached three ATP Tour finals in 2020, posting a 23-19 record. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov was second in the group with a Return Rating ranking 26th-best. Shapovalov reached the quarter-finals of the US Open and the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia this season.

21-And-Under Players: Serve LEADERBOARD Rating

Age	FedEx ATP Ranking	Player	Serve LEADERBOARD Rating
20	21	Felix Auger-Aliassime	20
21	12	Denis Shapovalov	26
21	27	Casper Ruud	28
21	23	Alex de Minaur	38
21	44	Miomir Kecmanovic	48
19	37	Jannik Sinner	55
21	77	Corentin Moutet	83
21	52	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	87
-	-	Average	48

The future looks extremely bright for these rising stars, who are already mixing it with the best in our game as they continue to march up the FedEx ATP Rankings.

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