The cream of tennis arrived in Turin since Sunday to play the last tournament of the year, the ATP Finalsorphans of Djokovicthe most successful tennis player in the history of tennis. The Balkans have said enough. “It’s an honor to have qualified for the ATP Finals. “I would love to be there, but due to injury I won’t be able to play next week,” he said.
However, in Turin we look forward to a week that will bring together the best rackets on the circuit. Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Álex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev They land in a tournament with a particular format and big loot.
Eight-a-side tennis They are divided into two groups, four of which reach the semi-finals.the first two of each group. The ranking is ordered by the greatest number of victories and, in the event of a tie, a direct confrontation between them is resorted to. And, if the tie remains, we will have to return to the sets won and, otherwise, the percentage of points won.
The distribution of prizes is another of the strong points of the ATP Finals. His winnings may seem modest after the recent rain of millions from the Six Kings Slam, but it is one of the tournaments that distributes the most money on the circuit. The champion, if he were undefeated, would pocket a sum slightly higher than 4.5 million euros.
Just for their participation, each tennis player receives 308,000 euros. The amount increases 369,000 euros for each victory obtained in the group stage and just over a million euros for a victory in the semi-final and two million more in the event of a victory in the final.
This is for the aforementioned list of players who will compete in Turin. The two substitutes, Dimitrov and Tsitsipas, who will only play matches in the event of injury to the starters. For Bulgarians and Greeks there is also economic recognition. Both will pocket little more than 150,000 euros to go to Turin and, barring any surprises, not play any matches.
Djokovic’s resignation caused an earthquake in the current ATP tournaments. Few, but there are some, there are some. The Serbian’s defeat led to the automatic classification of Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev for the ATP Finals as seventh, eighth and ninth in the Race to Turin.
The absence of Djokovic, in addition to direct qualification for the ATP Finals, upset other tournaments. This is the case of the ATP 250 Belgrade, precisely the Serbian’s home tournament. De Minaur got away with it, since, with the ticket taken for Turin, he no longer needed points to land in the transalpine city. Ruud and Rublev, for their part, decided to finish the 250 in Metz.
