TURIN, Italy — Prime seed Carlos Alcaraz was tied with Novak Djokovic and defending champion Jannik Sinner was tied with Alexander Zverev on the ATP Finals on Thursday.
The Jimmy Connors Group will function Alcaraz, Djokovic, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur.
Bjorn Borg’s group has Sinner, Zverev, Ben Shelton and both Felix Auger-Aliassime or Lorenzo Musetti vying for the ultimate spot.
Auger-Aliassime occupies eighth place within the last qualifier, however Musetti can leapfrog the Canadian if he wins this week’s event in Athens.
Djokovic, who can also be enjoying in Athens, has questionable standing. Djokovic, who holds a report seven ATP Finals titles, sat out final 12 months’s event and mentioned he would determine whether or not to take part after Athens.
The finals will start on Sunday in a round-robin format. The highest two from every group advance to the semifinals. The finals are scheduled for November sixteenth.
Alcaraz might be competing on this occasion for the third time. His greatest end was the semifinals in 2023.
Alcaraz and Sinner are nonetheless battling for No. 1 within the year-end rankings, which might be decided by their efficiency within the finals.
Zverev gained the 2018 and 2021 ATP Finals, whereas Fritz misplaced to Sinner in final 12 months’s last.
De Minaur might be collaborating for the second 12 months in a row, and Shelton might be collaborating for the primary time.
