{"id":288116,"date":"2025-11-13T00:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/288116\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T00:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:42:07","slug":"who-will-finish-the-year-as-american-no-1-taylor-fritz-or-ben-shelton-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/288116\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will finish the year as American No. 1: Taylor Fritz or Ben Shelton? | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

PIF ATP Live Rankings Projection
\n Who will finish the year as American No. 1: Taylor Fritz or Ben Shelton?<\/p>\n

Fritz trying to claim honour for fifth consecutive season<\/p>\n

November 12, 2025<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/p>\n

Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are both competing at this week’s Nitto ATP Finals.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

The battle for American No. 1 is coming down to the very end of the season.<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz<\/a> and Ben Shelton<\/a> are battling for the spot at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> with one round-robin match remaining for each at Inalpi Arena.<\/p>\n

Fritz is currently No. 5 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings with 4,135 points, 165 points ahead of No. 8 Shelton.<\/p>\n

Shelton began the week ahead of his countryman, but Fritz has gone 1-1 in group play in Turin compared to 0-2 for Shelton. The 200 points Fritz earned by defeating Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> in his opening match of the week helped him climb past the lefty.<\/p>\n

Although Shelton can still claim year-end American No. 1 from Fritz, he faces an uphill battle. The former University of Florida standout must defeat defending champion Jannik Sinner<\/a> on Friday to have any chance.<\/p>\n

If Shelton does not defeat Sinner, Fritz will finish the season as at the top-ranked American for the fifth consecutive year. The last player other than Fritz to hold the position was John Isner<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n

Fritz takes on Alex de Minaur<\/a> on Thursday, when he will try to book his spot in the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> for the third time in his third appearance. If he wins that match, he will clinch year-end American No. 1, because Shelton cannot qualify for the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

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