TURIN, Italy — High-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was drawn in a bunch 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 remaining qualifying spot, however Musetti can leapfrog the Canadian if he wins a match in Athens this week.
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The standing of Djokovic, who can also be enjoying in Athens, is questionable. Djokovic, a file seven-time ATP Finals champion, sat out the occasion final 12 months and has mentioned he’ll resolve whether or not to play after the Athens match.
The finals begin Sunday with round-robin play. The highest two finishers in every group advance to the semifinals. The ultimate is scheduled for Nov. 16.
Alcaraz might be enjoying within the occasion for the third time; his finest consequence was the semifinals in 2023.
Alcaraz and Sinner are nonetheless combating for the year-end No. 1 rating, which might be decided by their performances on the finals.
Zverev gained the ATP Finals in 2018 and 2021 whereas Fritz misplaced final 12 months’s remaining to Sinner.
De Minaur is making his second consecutive look, and Shelton is making his debut.
