This Sunday the ATP Finals begin. The tournament awards a millionaire prize of $15,250,000. The top eight tennis players of the year, excluding Novak Djokovic, will compete in Turin in search of glory.
This is the first time since 2001 that any of the members of the “Big 3” participate in what is called Masters Tournament.
Defined groups
The areas were divided into two groups. In what we call Ilie Nastase, there is Jannik Sinner (1st), Daniil Medvedev (4th), Taylor Fritz (6th) and Alex de Minaur (8th).
On the other hand, in the one which bears the name That left John Newcombe, Alexander Zverev (2nd), Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), Casper Ruud (7th) and Andrey Rublev (9th).
The top two in each group advance to the semi-finals. In the event of a tie between tennis players, head-to-head matchups, percentages of sets and games won begin to unfold.
The voice of favorites
Sinner, who plays “at home”, criticized the changes made on the pitch. “After the first practice sessions the feeling is that the track is a little slower,” he said.
He also spoke about Nole’s absence. “It may happen that a player skips certain tournaments. It’s been a long season but, in any case, eight great players will be here,” he said.
On the other hand, Alcaraz He landed in Turin with the hope of closing the year with the title. The Grand Slam of the season was shared between the Spaniard and the Italian. “I’m approaching this tournament a little differently, knowing that there are things I need to change to have a good result here and go far. Last year, I didn’t start well from the first matches. I will try to play at the same level and play good tennis,” he said.
Source: Latercera
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