World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev hit the practice courts here as the countdown to the multi-nation ATP Cup -- the first tournament in the New Year -- began, with the 25-year-old Russian keen to help his country defend the trophy.
The 2021 US Open champion, who is spearheading Russia's title defence, had a session with Australia's Alex de Minaur whom he will meet next week in group play. The 2020 ATP Finals champion returned again mid-afternoon on Tuesday for another session with 20-year-old Australian Rinky Hijikata, who is ranked 375th on the ATP.
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Medvedev, who led the ATP Tour with 63 match wins last season, is expected to challenge Serbian Novak Djokovic's stranglehold on world No. 1 in the ATP rankings during the 2022 season and will be keen to start the year strong in Sydney.
The 25-year-old boasts an 8-1 record at the ATP Cup and last year dropped just one set in his four victories, which included three top-10 wins over Germany's Alexander Zverev, Argentina's Diego Schwartzman and Italy's Matteo Berrettini.
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Other top-10 players competing in the tournament include Jannik Sinner of Italy and world No. 8 Casper Ruud of Norway.
The 2022 ATP Cup will feature a 16-team field in four groups and be hosted across two venues in Sydney -- Ken Rosewall Arena and the Qudos Bank Arena -- both at theSydney Olympic Park. The four group winners will contest the knockout stage -- to be played at Ken Rosewall Arena -- from January 7.
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