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Preview Report: Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev headline Nitto ATP Finals

The ultimate summary of what every fan should know about the upcoming week

November 09, 2024

After an impressive season on the ATP Tour, the Nitto ATP Finals are here, with the top eight players qualified to compete in the year-end event in Turin starting on Sunday.

No. Italy’s World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz aim to win the title for the first time, while former champions Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev hope to go deep again in northern Italy. Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev complete the singles series.

In two tournaments, eight teams will compete in the Italian fields, with Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic leading the way. Ahead of the event, ATPtour.com looks at five things to watch at the end of the season.

1) Home star Soni: Jannik Sinner enjoyed a dominant season on the ATP Tour, rising to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings and winning majors at the Australian Open and US Open. Holding a record of 65-6 on the year, the Italian will aim to add to his career-best seven Tour titles at home in Turin. Last year, the 23-year-old reached the championship match, falling to Novak Djokovic.

2) Ilie Nastase’s group: Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur will compete in the Ilie Nastase Group and Sinner. 2020 champion Medvedev is making his sixth consecutive appearance at the event, while Fritz reached the semis in 2022. Australia’s De Minaur, who has won two titles this year, is set for his debut. Alcaraz and Zverev enjoyed an exciting rivalry in 2024, with the Spaniard leading the German 2-1 in this year’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. They are tied 5-5 on aggregate.

3) John Newcombe Group: Two-time winner Alexander Zverev leads The John Newcombe Group with Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev. Zverev is coming off his title run at the Rolex Paris Masters, while Alcaraz will be hoping to improve on his semi-final performance in Turin from last season. Ruud and Rublev both lifted two trophies in 2024.

4) Double stars ready to go: Top players Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic are tied for the lead and will compete in The Bob Bryan team with Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, and Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz . Second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos lead the Mike Bryan Group with Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, and Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

Koolhof (2020), Mektic (2020) and Granollers (2012) are all former doubles champions at the event.

5) Turin ready to host for the fourth year: The Inalpi Arena will host the season finale for the fourth consecutive year. The 54th edition of the Nitto ATP Finals will see eight players divided into two groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing to the semi-finals. Crowds are expected at the Inalpi Arena, where the players have been training since Monday.