A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. In our first edition, we take a look at the ATP Tour winners across the year that was.
January:
Qatar Open – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Adelaide International – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Auckland Open – Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Australian Open – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
February:
Montpellier – Gael Monfils (FRA)
Maharashtra Open – Jiri Vesely (CZE)
Cordoba Open – Cristian Garin (CHI)
Rotterdam Open – Gael Monfils (FRA)
New York Open – Kyle Edmund (GBR)
Argentina Open – Casper Ruud (NOR)
Rio Open – Cristian Garin (CHI)
Marseille – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
Delray Beach Open – Reilly Opelka (USA)
Dubai Tennis Championships – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Mexican Open – Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Chile Open – Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA)
August:
Cincinnati Masters – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
US Open – Dominic Thiem (AUT)
September:
Austrian Open – Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
Italian Open – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Hamburg European Open – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Roland Garros – Rafael Nadal (ESP)
October:
St. Petersburg Open – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Bett1Hulks Indoors Cologne – Alexander Zverev (GER)
Forte Village Sardegna Open – Laslo Djere (SRB)
European Open – Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Bett1Hulks Championship Cologne – Alexander Zverev (GER)
Vienna Open – Andrey Rublev (RUS)
Astana Open – John Millman (AUS)
November:
Paris Masters – Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
Sofia Open – Jannik Sinner (ITA)
ATP Finals – Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
TOP WINNERS:
Andrey Rublev (5)
Novak Djokovic (4)
GRAND SLAM WINNERS:
Novak Djokovic (Australian Open)
Dominic Thiem (US Open)
Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros)
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[…] A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. Next, we take a look at the WTA Tour winners across the year that was. For the ATP Tour edition, click here. […]