Djokovic and Nadal, in the list of registered of Rome

The Internazionali of Rome announced its list of entries for the 2020 edition of the 1,000 Masters that will be held in the Italian capital from September 14 to 21, which includes the number one in the world, Novak Djokovic, and the number two, Rafa Nadal.

The Serbian will be on the American hard court mini-tour (Cincinnati and US Open from August 22), but will be able to attend the Roman tournament if he does not suffer any setbacks, since the Italian authorities allow the arrival of high-level athletes to the country without first going through a 15-day quarantine, provided they prove that they are not infected by COVID-19 48 hours before the wind. Nadal, meanwhile, resigned from the New York bubble to focus on the dirt campaign and will make his post-lockdown debut. at the Foro Italico, where he defends the title he won precisely against Djokovic last year. This is how he will prepare his return to Roland Garros (September 27 to October 11).

The list of players includes everyone in the top-10 except for Roger Federer, who decided to end the season to recover from his knee injury, and there are two other Spaniards, Roberto Bautista and Pablo Carreño. Kevin Anderson enters with protected ranking and Casper Ruud in the place left by Federer. Among the alternatives, in case there are resignations or losses, there are people at the level of Marin Cilic, Sam Querrey, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and the Spanish Albert Ramos, Fernando Verdasco, Pablo Andújar and Feliciano López. The tournament will grant four invitations and places for eight tennis players from the previous one and another eight with especial exemptions to complete the main draw of 56.