Canada will be part of a strong squad in the ATP Cup, while Serbia and Germany will be their opponents in the round robin tournament in early February.
The maple leaf will be part of Group A, where the defending Serbian champions will be the main threat, it was announced on Thursday.
The countries participating in the tournament were determined by the ranking of the best player of each country in the ATP. Denis Shapovalov, 12e world player, allowed Canada to get their hands on one of the last tickets available.
Canada will face each of its opponents once. The duels will consist of two singles matches and one doubles match. Only one formation per group will reach the semi-finals.
Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Peter Polansky and Steven Diez will represent the country. Recall that the Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime chose to ignore the competition in order to participate in another tournament on the men’s circuit.
This will be the second edition of this event which brings together the best countries in world tennis. Last year, 24 teams took part in the competition. Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, defeated Spain in the final. Canada had been eliminated in the group stage.
The ATP Cup will take place from 1is through February 5 in Melbourne, Australia.
The 2021 ATP Cup groups
