The 2021 ATP season kicks off with events in Antalya and Delray Beach this week, and the race for supremacy in the men’s game will be closely watched. The Big 3 - Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic - will be hoping to continue their dominance at the Slams, while holding off a pack of contenders led by US Open champion Dominic Thiem.
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Australian Open, but Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are very much in the fray. And Corretja, while speaking to Eurosport, suggested that both Nadal and Djokovic will remain top contenders not just in Melbourne but also for the rest of the year.
That said, the two-time Slam finalist does expect the rest of the field to give the Big 3 a tough time. Corretja believes Dominic Thiem’s US Open success will fuel him to try and achieve even more glory, and that ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev is close to joining the Grand Slam winner’s club.
Rafael Nadal will once again be the bulwark in Spanish tennis: Alex Corretja
Alex Corretja, who hails from Spain, predicted another good year for his countrymen on the ATP circuit. And the 46-year-old expects 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal to lead from the front once again.
The Spaniard opined that 2021 could be a breakthrough season for 29-year-old Pablo Carreno Busta, who is yet to advance beyond the semifinals at a Slam. He also has an eye out for the talented 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, who is already ranked No. 141 in the world.
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