Carlos Alcaraz already knows his first rivals from the group stage of the ATP Finals 2024which will be held again at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, a venue that will welcome a total of 15,000 spectators who will be able to enjoy the eight most powerful rackets of the year and especially the last ATP tournament of the season.
The Murcian fell into the John Newcombe group with world number two Alexander Zverevwho replaced Carlitos after becoming champion of the Masters 1,000 in Paris, the Norwegian Casper Ruudwho arrives in the Italian city after losing miserably in the first round in Metz, and the Russian Andrei Rublevwho arrives at the Masters Cup between the cottons after suffering from some discomfort in the abdomen.
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Carlos, on the other hand, avoided facing Jannik Sinner in the regular phase, the “bogeyman” of the circuit, who reached the final part of the season at an enviable pace and is clearly the favorite to lift, for the first times. in his career, the ATP Finals trophy.
Likewise, Sinner himself will be responsible for leading the Ilie Nastase group. The Russian Daniel Medvedevthe American Taylor Fritz and the Australian Alex de Minaurwho also abandoned the Metz tournament after ensuring his presence in Turin, will be the other three participants who will fight for a direct ticket to the semi-finals of the tournament.
Tsitsipas and Dimitrov, waiting
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov They also landed in the Italian city as substitutes for the ATP Finals, waiting to play a match in case a fellow professional pulled out unexpectedly. Andrey Rublev’s physical conditions could lead the Greek to participate in another edition of the Masters Cup, but this option, so far, is completely remote. It should be noted that they will receive a total of $155,000quite simply, for his appearance at the Inalpi Arena.
2024 ATP Finals draw
The draw for the 2024 ATP Finals will be resolved as soon as the first two in each group are known, that is to say, the player who finishes in first position in their respective group will face, in the semi-final of the tournament, the second best tennis player. of the opposing group.
The group stage of the tournament, which will be held from November 10 to 17will end on the 15th, while the semi-finals are scheduled for the 16th and the grand final will be played on the 17th, at 6:00 p.m. The player who is able to win the crown without experiencing defeat during the entire tournament will win a. financial amount of more than 4 million dollars, a significant figure which above all invites the players to give everything to win the last trophy of the season.
