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Globe Live Media, Monday, January 25, 2021
The ATP has confirmed this Monday the calendar and schedules of the ATP Cup 2021, which will be held from February 2 to 6 in Melbourne and that will bring together the great rackets of the 12 countries with the best ATP ranking. In all the qualifying rounds, the match between the numbers 2 of each country will be played first, then the match between the two numbers 1 and lastly the doubles match.
In this way, Spain already knows what day and at what time it will play its Group B matches of the tournament. The Spanish team, led by Rafa Nadal, will make its debut on February 2 against Australia in the night shift of the Rod Laver Arena Track (17:30 local time, 7:30 Spanish time).
Spain will play again in the ATP Cup on Thursday, February 4 against Greece and will also play in the night shift of the Rod Laver Arena Track (5:30 p.m. local time, 7:30 a.m. Spanish time) And, like day 2, he will also play after Serbia at the Rod Laver Arena.
In the event that Spain qualifies for the semifinals as first in group B, The hypothetical semifinals will be played on Friday 5 at the John Cain Arena (17:30, 7:30 local time).
In these hypothetical semifinals, Spain will face the winner of Group C made up of Austria, Italy and France in search of a final to be held at the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 6 at 17:30 local time (7:30 Spanish time) and in which the duel between Serbia and Spain from last year could be reissued.