Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain.
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High-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was drawn in a gaggle with Novak Djokovic on the ATP Finals, whereas defending champion Jannik Sinner was grouped with Alexander Zverev on Thursday.
The Jimmy Connors group options Alcaraz, Djokovic, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur.
The Bjorn Borg group has Sinner, Zverev, Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime or Lorenzo Musetti, who’re battling for the ultimate spot.
Auger-Aliassime occupies the eighth and last qualifying spot however Musetti can leapfrog the Canadian if he wins a event in Athens this week.
The standing of Djokovic, who can be enjoying in Athens, is questionable. Djokovic, who’s a document seven-time champion on the finals, sat out the occasion final yr and has stated he’ll resolve whether or not to play or not after the Athens event.
The finals begin on Sunday with round-robin play. The highest two finishers in every group advance to the semifinals.
The ultimate is scheduled for Nov. 16.
Alcaraz will probably be enjoying within the finals for the third time; his finest outcome was the semifinals in 2023.
Alcaraz and Sinner are nonetheless combating for the year-end No. 1 rating which will probably be decided by their performances on the finals.
Zverev gained the finals in 2018 and 2021 whereas Fritz misplaced final yr’s last to Sinner.
De Minaur is making his second consecutive look, and Shelton is making his debut.
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