{"id":241624,"date":"2025-10-26T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241624\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:09","slug":"chasing-nitto-atp-finals-debut-lorenzo-musetti-seeks-to-fight-off-chasing-pack-in-paris-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241624\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing Nitto ATP Finals debut, Lorenzo Musetti seeks to fight off chasing pack in Paris | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

PIF ATP Live Race To Turin
\n Chasing Nitto ATP Finals debut, Musetti seeks to fight off chasing pack in Paris<\/p>\n

Fritz, Shelton, De Minaur and Musetti currently in last four qualification spots<\/p>\n

October 26, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Lorenzo<\/p>\n

AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti is eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>‘s Vienna run ended in the semi-finals on Saturday against Alexander Zverev<\/a>, but the Italian’s showing still leaves him in a strong position to qualify for his Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> debut. Musetti increased his lead in eighth place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin to 440 points ahead of Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and could seal his place in the season finale with a strong week at the Rolex Paris Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, Jannik Sinner<\/a>, Zverev and Novak Djokovic<\/a> already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, four spots are still up for grabs in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. Taylor Fritz<\/a>, Ben Shelton<\/a>, Alex de Minaur<\/a> and Musetti currently occupy those positions, with Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud<\/a> and Daniil Medvedev<\/a> leading the chasing pack. Players have two more weeks to rack up points, with a pair of ATP 250s in Athens and Metz to follow Paris.<\/p>\n

Musetti is bidding to join defending champion Sinner on home soil in Turin. In addition to the personal history of his Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> debut, Musetti would also make Italian history if he can qualify: Never before have two Italian singles players qualified for the season finale in the same year. In 2021, Matteo Berrettini<\/a> qualified, then withdrew after one match due to an injury. Sinner, an alternate, replaced him.<\/p>\n

In Paris, Musetti will open his campaign against countryman Lorenzo Sonego<\/a> or a qualifier. He could face Medvedev in the third round.<\/p>\n

PIF ATP Live Race To Turin<\/a> (entering Paris)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n*Draper is not competing the rest of the season due to injury<\/p>\n

Shelton, also seeking his Turin debut, will face Flavio Cobolli<\/a> or Tomas Machac<\/a> in his opening match, with Andrey Rublev<\/a> a potential third-round opponent. Fritz, a Turin semi-finalist in 2022 and finalist in 2024, seeks his third Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> appearance. If both qualify, it would mark the first time two Americans qualify for the year-end event since Andy Roddick<\/a> and James Blake<\/a> both competed in 2006.<\/p>\n

De Minaur is hoping to return to Turin for the second consecutive season. Like Musetti, the Aussie bolstered his position in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin with a semi-final showing this week. Sinner ended his run in Vienna on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fritz and De Minaur could meet in a pivotal quarter-final in the top half of the draw, with both players pushing for qualification. They have split 10 previous Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/a><\/p>\n

With 1,000 PIF ATP Ranking points on offer in Paris, Auger-Aliassime and Ruud could both move into the top eight with the title. Medvedev, the 2020 champion at the season finale, would need further points in Athens or Metz to find a way into the top eight and extend his streak of consecutive Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> to seven.<\/p>\n

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a>, currently on 2,585 points, could pass Medvedev for 12th by beating Joao Fonseca<\/a> in Sunday’s Basel final. That would put the Spaniard on 2,755 points, 990 points behind Musetti.<\/p>\n

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