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It has Serbia, the number one seed. We have Germany, the number six seed, and Canada, the number 11 seed. In Group A, in Group B, we have number two seed Spain. They'll be playing against Greece, who are the number five seed, and Australia, who are the number 12 seed, thanks to a wild card, because they are the host nation. In Group C, probably the most open group, in my opinion, we have Austria, the number three seed. They'll be playing against Italy, who are the number eight seed, and France, who are the number 10 seed. And like I said, that group is very open. A lot of good players in that one. And in Group D, we have Russia as the number four seed. They'll be playing against Argentina, the number seven seed, and Japan, the number nine seed. So starting with Group A, we have Novak Djokovic's Serbia versus Denys Shapovalov's Canada. So we get the number one players playing each other with Djokovic versus Shapovalov. Djokovic has a five-zero head-to-head record, four-zero on hard courts. But the last time they played, it was a close three-set match with a tiebreaker. In the third, actually, it was this time last year at this event. Then the second matchup is going to be Lyovic versus Ryonich, the number two's playing each other. One-one in their head-to-head, but it's one-zero in favour of Ryonich on a hard court. And Lyovic is on a six-match losing streak on hard court. The last time he won a hard court match was 12 months ago in Acapulco last year. So that is a very big stat. Lyovic doesn't really like playing on hard courts at the moment. All right, let's move over to Group B, where we have the host nation, Australia, who got a wild card into this tournament. They're playing against Rafa Nadal and Batista Ragu and Spain, who will probably have the strongest team all around when we look at their doubles as well. Nadal versus Diminor will be the number ones playing against each other. It's actually three-zero in favour of Rafa in their head-to-head, two-zero on a hard court. But the last match they played, which was the ATP Cup last year, it was a three-set match, and Diminor had chances to win that. So that will be a very intriguing matchup 12 months on. Then we have Batista Ragu versus Milman in a match of the number two's, and that is a five-zero head-to-head record in favour of RBA, three-zero on hard courts. But the last time they played on a hard court, it went five sets at the Australian Open in 2019. So Milman does know how to put up a fight against RBA. Let's go now over to Group C, where we have Dominic Teams, Austria against Matteo Beritini's Italy, and team versus Beritini. That is a very close matchup. It's two-two in their head-to-head. There's actually two-one in favour of Beritini on a hard court, and Beritini won their last match, which was back in 2019 at the ATP Finals. So Dominic Teame, his first match of the season, it might be a bit of a struggle, and it could be an upset. Then we have the number two's going at it with Dennis Novak versus Fabio Finini, and the record at the moment is one-zero in favour of Finini, but they've never played on a hard court. And Finini's coming back from injury, so maybe Dennis Novak can cause a little bit of an upset there. Going on to Group D now, and we have Russia versus Argentina, so Daniel Medvedev versus Diego Schwarzman, five-zero head-to-head record in favour of Medvedev four-zero on hard court. And last year, Medvedev was three and zero against Schwarzman on hard court, only in 2020. So Schwarzman's going to have to do something insane to get the win over Medvedev, I think. Then we have Rubelev versus Pella, one-zero in favour of Rubelev is their head-to-head one-zero on a hard court. And Rubelev's stats last year on hard courts was 31 wins, eight losses, and four titles. So Pella's going to have to put up a hell of a fight if he's going to beat one of the best hard court players of 2020. Moving back up to Group A now, and we have Germany versus Canada. We've got Zverev versus Shapovalov in the first matchup, and it's actually three-two in favour of Zverev, but on a hard court, it's two matches each, two wins apiece. And Shapo has won their last two, so that is going to be very interesting to see how Zverev plays against someone like Shapovalov who loves playing for his country. And there could be a little bit of an upset there with Shapo getting the win over Zverev because he's on a bit of a roll in that head-to-head. Then you have Strouff versus Rownich. Rownich has their head-to-head record at two-one, but it's one-one on a hard court. But we all know Rownich had a great second half of the season last year, and was 22 wins, eight losses on hard courts in 2020, whereas Strouff was 14 wins, 12 losses. And Rownich did really well in Cincinnati and Paris at the end of last year. So he's on a bit of a roll as well. Moving back to Group B now, and we have Greece versus Australia. Battle of the number one, City Pass versus Diminor. City Pass has a 3-0 winning record over Diminor. 3-0 all-on hard courts, by the way. But Diminor did win a tournament at the very start of 2021. He's on a bit of a roll. We won a tournament in Turkey. So he's on a little bit of a roll at the moment with some confidence. So who knows? And he might be able to cause an upset for the very first win against City Pass. Then we have Pervel Orakis versus Milman in the match of the number twos. And these two have actually played the ones before with Milman having the win on a hard court. And that was actually the ATP Cup last year. It was a three setter. It was very close and very entertaining. So that should be a fun one to watch for you hard court fans. Back to Group C and we have Italy versus France. Now, this is one of the closest matchups in my opinion. We have Baratini versus Monfice. 1-0 in favor of Baratini. And their only match they played was actually a five setter epic match at the US Open back in 2019, quarterfinals. You guys might remember. That was an epic match. So these two have played only that one time, but it was memorable. So that will be a lot of fun. Then we have Fanini versus Pair in the second match. Battle of the racket smashes. And the record is actually 3-1 in favor of Pair, but it's 1-1 on a hard court. And both of those hard court matches went the distance. 1-3 setter, 1-5 setter. And like I said, these guys like to throw a racket or two and they like to argue. So this should be a lot of fun. Let's go back up to the last match in Group A. And that is Djokovic's Serbia versus Zverev's Germany Battle of the Top 10s. I'm interested to see how it goes. 4-2 is the head-to-head record for Djokovic over Zverev. 3-1 on hard courts. And Djokovic has won their last three matches. So Zverev actually had a good record over Djokovic, but Djokovic has turned the tables in the last couple of matches. Then we have Lyovic versus Strouf. And with Strouf having a 1-0 head-to-head record win, with Strouf actually getting the one win on a hard court. But that was back in 2014, so they haven't played for a long, long time. But Lyovic doesn't play very well against guys who are 6-foot-4 and above. And Strouf has a big serve at 6-foot-6. So maybe Lyovic might find himself in some trouble. Back into Group B now with the last match of this group. Nadal versus Sidney Pass, another Top 10 battle. And funny enough, Nadal actually has a massive winning record. 6-1 over Sidney Pass. And that's 4-0 on hard courts. So those wins aren't all just clay events, a lot of hard court events as well. But their last two matches have been three setters. And the last time they played was at the ATB Cup in 2020. So they have played recently, and Sidney Pass put up a bit of a fight. So we'll see if Sidney Pass can get his first win over Rafa on a hard court. Then you have RBA versus Perva Lurakis. They've never played before, so this is going to be interesting to see how RBA can adjust. But RBA in the 2020 ATB Cup went through that whole tournament without losing a set. And he won six matches, and the only other player to win six matches at the ATB Cup last year, Novak Djokovic. So he is in good, good form at this event. He loves playing for his country, and he loves playing the ATB Cup. Going on to Group C now, we have Austria versus France. Team versus Monfice. Now this matchup is very one-sided. 6-0 in favour of team, 3-0 on hard courts. And team has won six of seven sets on a hard court. So Monfice has only won one set against Dominic Teem on a hard court. Then we have Novak versus Per. That matchup is a little bit closer with 1-1, both of those matches being on a hard court. And the last time they played was actually in 2020, and Novak won that match in straight sets. So this is probably Austria's best chance to get a good win here in both their singles matches. Then the final match of the groups we have, Schwarzman versus Nishikori. Nishikori actually has a 3-1 record against Schwarzman, 1-0 on hard court. And Schwarzman wins 10 wins, 11 losses on hard courts in 2020. So we know Schwarzman had a great 2020, but all those great results were actually on clay courts. Not a great hard court player. So maybe Nishikori, even though he's coming back from injury, might be able to put some pressure on Schwarzman's hard court game. Then we have Pella versus Nishioca, and it's 1-0 in favour of Pella, but they've never played on a hard court. Both players have played well at this event in the past. Moving over to my predictions for this tournament, I have picked an underdog pick and a winning pick. My underdog pick is Team Canada. I think they have the best 1-2 punch going around. I know Spain have RBA, they've got Nadal, but Rionich is probably the best number two player outside of Rubelev. And even against Rubelev, if they play, I put my money on Rionich to beat Rubelev. I think Canada are going to do some upsets. I think they're going to surprise. So Canada are my underdog pick, but my pick for the tournament is Spain. I think Rafael Nadal, RBA, they played amazing last year, and they only got stopped by the number one in the world, Serbia. I don't think Serbia are going to get out of their group. Like I said, I think Canada is going to win their group against both Serbia and Germany, which means that Rafael Nadal doesn't have anyone to worry about. He doesn't have to worry about playing Novak Djokovic, who he has a terrible record on hard court against. So I'm excited to see that. I think Rafael's going to win the ATV Cup. He loves playing for his country. He's got a solid doubles team behind him, and RBA hasn't lost a set in the singles at the ATV Cup. So there are my picks. Let me know down in the comments below. What are your picks? Who is your underdog pick and who is your likely winning pick? I pick Spain to win it all, but I'm not surprised if Canada do something crazy because they do love playing for their countries. You know, you do see Shapo getting so pumped up when he's playing Davis Cup and even ATV Cup last year. So there you have it, the ATV Cup preview, and there are some blockbuster matchups in this tournament.