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Who will move to Asia, where the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin is hot?
Six spots remain to be filled at the Nitto ATP Finals
September 16, 2024
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Alex de Minaur is eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
By ATP staff
With less than two months to go until the Nitto ATP Finals, all eyes will be on Asia over the next four weeks as the battle for the Turin qualifiers unfolds.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already booked their place in the prestigious year-end event, which will be played from 10-17 November, and Carlos Alcaraz (6,010 points) will join them.
After those three, there are five spots left to fill, with many stars aiming to earn points in Asia to boost their hopes. Taylor Fritz (3,890) is fifth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin after reaching his first US Open final and is now in strong contention for a second place after reaching the semi-finals in 2022.
Fourth-ranked Medvedev (4,420), seventh-ranked Casper Ruud (3,795) and Andrey Rublev (3,480) have all competed in Turin more than once, with Medvedev lifting the trophy in 2020. Medvedev and Rublev will take to the court at the ATP 500 in Beijing, which starts in nine days, with none of the Top 14 in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin in action this week at the ATP 250 events in Chengdu and Hangzhou.
PIF ATP Live Race To Turin
| The player | Points |
| 1) Jannik Sinner | 9,000 |
| 2) Alexander Zverev | 6,115 |
| 3) Carlos Alcaraz | 6,010 |
| 4) Daniel Medvedev | 4,420 |
| 5) Taylor Fritz | 3,890 |
| 6) Casper Ruud | 3,795 |
| 7) Andrei Rublev | 3,480 |
| 8) Alex de Minaur | 3,305 |
| 9) Novak Djokovic | 3,260 |
| 10) Grigor Dimitrov | 2,835 |
Alex de Minaur (3,305) reached the major quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in recent months but struggled with injuries in the final stages of both Slams. The Australian is in the final qualifying spot in eighth place and is the only player in the Top 10 in the Live Race To Turin who has not competed in the Nitto ATP Finals before.
De Minaur plays in the ATP 500 in Tokyo next week along with Ruud and Fritz. Novak Djokovic (3,260) is just 45 points behind ninth-ranked De Minaur but does not return to action until October, when he will aim for his 100th tour-level title at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai.
Former champion Grigor Dimitrov (2,835), Tommy Paul (2,735), 2019 winner Stefanos Tsitsipas (2,735), Hubert Hurkacz (2,590) and Frances Tiafoe (2,460) are all yet to be seen by De Minaur but will need a deep run at several events in the Asian swing to put themselves in the driving seat when the Tour returns to Europe in mid-October.
Behind them, Lorenzo Musetti (2,225) and Holger Rune (2,185) are the only Top 16 players in the Live Race To Turin to play this week and both will be looking to win titles at the ATP 250s in Chengdu and Hangzhou, respectively .
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, scheduled to take place from 10-17 November.
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