The 2020 tennis season, just like the rest of the year, might have an asterisk next to it. But in a year where even hosting a Grand Slam wa...
The 2020 tennis season, just like the rest of the year, might have an asterisk next to it. But in a year where even hosting a Grand Slam was an achievement, the accomplishment of a top trophy shouldn’t necessarily be dimmed.
In an unpredictable year, men’s tennis largely remained comfortingly constant. In the coronavirus-curtailed calendar, even though there was no action for close to half a year, the rest of the season maintained the balance between familiar and fresh on the ATP Tour.
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open and ended the year as world No 1 despite new ranking parameters while second-ranked Rafael Nadal reigned supreme at Roland Garros despite the schedule, season, court and balls changing. Roger Federer played just the one tournament in a year he needed two surgical procedures but still kept his record of reaching at least one Grand Slam semi-final intact.
The young guns who fire in fits and starts were consistent in the top 10. Dominic Thiem fittingly ended the Big Three and 1980-born monopoly at Grand Slams by winning the US Open while Daniil Medvedev took home the ATP Finals, continuing the recent trend of young year-end champions.
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