Scouting Report: Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev headline Nitto ATP Finals
An govt abstract of what each fan ought to know concerning the coming week
November 09, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will compete on the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held from 10-17 November.
By ATP Employees
After a dramatic season on the ATP Tour, the Nitto ATP Finals is right here, with one of the best eight certified gamers set to compete on the year-end occasion in Turin from Sunday.
Italian World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz are aiming to win the title for the primary time, whereas former champions Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev hope to go deep once more in northern Italy. Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev full the singles lineup.
In doubles, eight groups will battle it out on court docket in Italy, the place Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic are the highest seeds. Forward of the occasion, ATPTour.com seems at 5 issues to look at on the season finale.
1) Dwelling star Sinner: Jannik Sinner loved a standout season on the ATP Tour, climbing to No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings and profitable majors on the Australian Open and US Open. Holding a 65-6 report on the 12 months, the Italian will intention so as to add to his Tour-leading seven titles on residence soil in Turin. Final 12 months, the 23-year-old reached the championship match, falling to Novak Djokovic.
2) Ilie Nastase Group: Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur will compete in The Ilie Nastase Group alongside Sinner. The 2020 champ Medvedev is making his sixth consecutive look on the occasion, whereas Fritz reached the semis in 2022. Australian De Minaur, who has received two titles this 12 months, is ready for his debut. Alcaraz and Zverev have loved an exciting rivalry in 2024, with the Spaniard main the German 2-1 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence this 12 months. They’re tied 5-5 total.
3) John Newcombe Group: Two-time champ Alexander Zverev leads The John Newcombe Group alongside Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev. Zverev arrives contemporary off his title run on the Rolex Paris Masters, whereas Alcaraz will hope to enhance on his semi-final exhibiting in Turin from final season. Ruud and Rublev have each lifted two trophies in 2024.
4) Doubles stars able to go: Prime seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic headine the draw and can compete in The Bob Bryan group with Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, and Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. Second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos high the Mike Bryan Group with Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, and Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
Koolhof (2020), Mektic (2020) and Granollers (2012) are all former doubles champions on the occasion.
5) Turin able to host for fourth 12 months: The Inalpi Area will host the season finale for the fourth consecutive 12 months. The 54th version of the Nitto ATP Finals will see eight gamers divided into two teams of 4, with the highest two from every group advancing to the semi-finals. Capability crowds are anticipated within the Inalpi Area, the place gamers have been practising since Monday.
