Dimitrov, Ruud, more make final cut for ATP Cup

The complete list of qualified teams for the the ATP Cup—the men's tour's new, start-of-season nation-based competition—has been made official, and the final countries in are led by a mix of established contenders and rising stars.

The most notable new name in is Grigor Dimitrov, who's headlining Bulgaria as the nation's only player in the top 400.

Three of the new teams, meanwhile, feature rising 23-and-under hopefuls: Next Gen Finals qualifier Casper Ruud (Norway), Winston-Salem champion Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) and Cristian Garin (Chile), winner of two clay titles in 2019.

Also in at the final deadline are Pablo Cuevas' Uruguay and Radu Albot's Moldova.

As things stand, the ATP Cup is expected to feature every top-10 player except Roger Federer.

Bulgaria and Moldova have both been placed into Group C, which also has Andy Murray (Great Britain) and David Goffin (Belgium). Additionally, Chile drew Novak Djokovic's Group A, Uruguay got Rafael Nadal's Group B, Norway fell into Group D (with Russia, Italy and the USA) and Poland was picked for Dominic Thiem's Group E.

The group stage is played out in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, with the knockout rounds all taking place in Sydney. A full list of the groups, locations and players can be found here.

The ATP Cup will take place Jan. 3–Jan. 12.