Group A and B winners to be decided on Friday
The final two positions in this year’s ATP Cup semi-finals will be filled on Friday, with three group stage ties taking place across Rod Laver Arena and John Cain Arena in Melbourne. Italy and Russia have already qualified for the semi-finals by winning Group C and Group D, respectively. But who will join them in the knockout stage of the 12-country event?
ATPTour.com looks at the key storylines on Day 3 at the ATP Cup.
Will Novak Stay Perfect?
Novak Djokovic has played outstanding tennis for Serbia, leading his country to the inaugural title last year and winning both singles and doubles against Canada on Tuesday. The World No. 1 is now a combined 10-0 in singles and doubles at this event, and remaining perfect will be critical to Serbia’s hopes of topping Group A. Germany will challenge Serbia for a spot in the ATP Cup semi-finals against Russia. In the match of the tie, Djokovic will face 2018 Nitto ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev. The World No. 1 leads Zverev 4-2 in their ATP Head2Head series, but the German’s victories have come in big matches: the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia final and the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals championship match.