‘It is huge, honestly’ – Sinner discusses becoming world No. 1 again after Paris Masters triumph
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Some of the biggest names in men’s tennis will go head-to-head at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, and now the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz know who they will face in the group stage.World No. 1 Sinner has been drawn in the Bjorn Borg Group alongside Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton and one of either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Lorenzo Musetti.
Auger-Aliassime is currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin but Musetti can leapfrog him to secure the final place in the Bjorn Borg Group by coming out on top in the Hellenic Championship this month.
The Italian is into the semi-finals in Athens and will face American Sebastian Korda for a place in the final.
Sinner will be hoping to defend his title after beating Taylor Fritz in straight sets last time around.
He arrives in strong form having taken victories in Vienna and Paris, and he will be looking to continue his impressive run of 26 indoor wins.
Fritz is on the other side of the singles, with the Jimmy Connors Group offering up a mouthwatering showdown between Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic is a seven-time winner of the end-of-season tournament, with his last triumph coming in 2023.
The Serbian holds the record for the most singles titles, while Roger Federer finished his career with six wins at the event.
Despite Djokovic’s undeniable record of achievement, Alcaraz will fancy his chances as he comes into the tournament as the reigning French and US Open champion.
The pair last met in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, where Alcaraz came out on top in three sets.
Australian Alex de Minaur completes the line-up in the Jimmy Connors Group.
The tournament takes place with a round-robin format in the group stage, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stages at the Inalpi Arena.
If a player takes the trophy on the hard court of Turin without losing a match, they will earn 1,500 ATP ranking points.
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Players get 200 points for each win during the group phase, 400 points for a semi-final win and 500 points for winning the tournament.
If undefeated throughout the entire tournament, the winner will also pocket a record £3.87 million.
There will also be a doubles tournament taking place, with British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool arriving as the top seeds.
They are in the Peter Fleming Group for the round-robin part of the tournament, along with third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacia Zeballos, sixth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz and Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
There is strong British representation in the John McEnroe Group too, where Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski will go up against Henry Patten and his partner, Harri Heliovaara.
The group also features fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, as well as American pair Christian Harrison and Evan King.
Krawietz and Putz were last year’s winners, after they saw off Arevalo and Pavic in the final.
The action gets underway in Turin on Sunday, November 9, with the tournament ending a week later.
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