Andrey Rublev was the first player since 2004 to win the first two titles of the year before the Australian Open. And while the COVID-19 pandemic might have slowed his momentum after back-to-back Quarterfinal finishes in Rotterdam and Dubai, he still finished the year with 5 titles: Doha, Adelaide, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, and Vienna. And, he broken into the top 10 and made it to the ATP Finals fo...
Back-to-back losses in the 2nd rounds of Brisbane and Adelaide set the stage for what could have been a disappointing 2020. But then, she announced herself to the world by winning the Australian Open, beating native favorite and world no. 1 Ash Barty in the process.
The rest of her year followed a similar rollercoaster. Back-to-back first-match losses in Dubai and Doha following her maiden Slam, ...