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This is how the ATP Cup 2022 will be played in which Chile will be present

On Friday, professional tennis will kick off its calendar with the ATP Cup, the first tournament of the year and which is expected to be a preview of the first Grand Slam of the season: the Australian Open..

In fact, in this 2022 edition it will have two venues located in Sydney. The Ken Rosewall Arena and the Qudos Bank Arena, both located in the Sydney Olympic Park, will be the venues where the matches will take place.

In this tournament, a series of games will be played in a free-for-all format in the different groups. Each tie will consist of two singles matches plus one doubles. The nation that wins two matches will be declared the winner.

In the case of Chile, this will be located in Group A together with Serbia, Norway and Spain. Group B is made up of Russia, Italy, Austria and Australia. The C is made up of Germany, Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Finally, the D is made up of Greece, Poland, Argentina and Georgia.

During the competition, the second rackets from each country will be in charge of opening each match, followed by the number one and the doubles below.. All these duels of pairs will be played regardless of whether the tie is decided after the two individual matches, with the exception of the final.

In the case of Chile, they will start the competition on Friday, December 31 (Saturday, January 1 in Australia). The first Chilean on the Ken Rosewall Arena court will be Alejandro Tabilo (139th) who will have to face Pablo Carreño (20th). In the next one, Christan Garin (17th) and Roberto Bauista Agut (19th) will face each other..

By the second date Chile will face Serbia on January 3 and will close its participation in the groups on January 4 after facing Norway where Casper Ruud (8th) stands out. It should be noted that the winners of each group will access the semifinals of the tournament.

One of the casualties that this tournament will have will be that of Serbian Novak Djokovic (1st). According to a Blicsport publication, the current world number one will not be part of the competition and will spend the last days analyzing his participation in the Australian Open and to be with his family.

Another of those absent will be Canadian Denis Shapovalov (14th). The American tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Sydney.

“Hi all. I just wanted to inform you that upon my arrival in Sydney I have tested positive for Covid. I follow all protocols including isolations and I have warned the people I have been in contact with, ”the player wrote.

“At this time I experience mild symptoms and I hope to return to the court when I can,” he added.

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