The end of the ATP season is fast approaching and some tennis players are already planning their vacations before starting a new pre-season. However, the eight best rackets in the world rankings They will play the last tournament on Italian soil, with the aim of winning the Nitto ATP Finals trophy, which will be held from November 10 to 17and proclaims himself “master” of the tennis world.
Which country organizes the ATP Finals
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Álex de Miñaur and Andrey Rublev have already landed in Turin, Italy, to start preparing for the 2024 Masters Cup. Curiously, Italian soil hosted the last. championship of the season since 2021. The place chosen to host the tennis festival is the Inalpi Arena from the town located in the north of the country ‘Bel Paese’ (beautiful country). This stage, with an area of 34,000 square meters, will accommodate a total of 15,567 spectators, who will be able to enjoy the game and the abilities of the best tennis players on the world stage.
Listen to the CROWD 🔊 🙌@carlosalcaraz & @DaniilMedwed put on a show! #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/6dHLp0yBqD
-ATP Tour (@atptour) November 8, 2024
With curiosity, The city of Turin has been chosen to host the ATP Finals in April 2019 to host this competition between 2021 and 2025. In its first edition, “Sascha” Zverev managed to win the first title in history on Italian soil after beating Daniil Medvedev by a double 6-4, while in 2022 and 2023, an intractable Novak Djokovic, who will be absent during this edition, beat Casper Ruud, 7-5 and 6-3, and Jannik Sinner, by double 6-3, to become the “master” with the most titles (7) of this caliber in your possession. , ahead of Roger Federer (6).
“The track is a little slower than last year”
After the last edition, many tennis players complained about the speed of the Turin court. Her speed was such that even in 2023 she became the fastest on the circuit with 44 CPI (Court Pace Index). Now, the organization seems to have lowered the bar and reduced the workforce, as Jannik Sinner explained after carrying out his first training sessions at the Inalpi Arena: “After the first practice sessions, the feeling is that the track is a little slower than last year“So I still have a few days left to reach my maximum before the first match. It would be very important to start with a victory.”
Your Champions 2024. A new era. 🏆#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/VRWm1BcejT
-ATP Tour (@atptour) November 7, 2024
All the ATP Finals venues in its history
Thanks to the predisposition of Jack Kramer, first executive director of the Association of Professional Tennis Players, the famous ATP, Men’s professional tennis has organized an end-of-season tournament since 1969. Since its creation, it has crossed countless cities: from Tokyo 1970, which was the first venue for the ATP Finals in history, to Turin 2023, passing through places as emblematic as London, Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon or Shanghai, among others. others.
- 1970: Tokyo
- 1971: Paris
- 1972: Barcelona
- 1973: Boston
- 1974: Melbourne
- 1975: Stockholm
- 1976: Houston
- 1977-1989: New York
- 1990-1995: Frankfurt
- 1996-1999: Hanover
- 2000: Lisbon
- 2001: Sydney
- 2002: Shanghai
- 2003-2004: Houston
- 2005-2008: Shanghai
- 2009-2020: London
- 2021-2025: Turin
