The ATP Finals in Turin They have already held their draw this Thursday for the big event which starts next Sunday. Rafael Nadal He has met his rivals for the umpteenth time where he will try to face the big pending challenge that remains on his record. Nadal will be the first seeded in the Italian city after the sick leave due to injury world number 1 abs Carlos Alcaraz.
Manacori is achieved avoid Novak Djokovic in the group stage, a situation that could be a double-edged sword if they manage to advance to the next round. To begin with, it will be measured Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Taylor Fritz in a first phase where it was framed in the Green Group. That means he has also avoided Medvedev, although he was unable to avoid Auger-Aliassime in that group stage.
while, Djokovicone of the major difficulties in the draw for being framed in the final pair of participants, will be up against a high-level Red Group with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. The top two in each group will advance to the semi-finals, where the first and second from each group will play each other.
nadal will try to fight in Turin for a tournament that he played on ten previous occasions (he missed several editions due to injury) and where he was the 2010 and 2013 finals as the ceiling. To do this, he will survive the first stage of the reissue of the Roland Garros final against the student of his academy. Casper Ruuda duel against his uncle Toni’s player Felix Auger-Aliassimeone of the best players on the circuit, and third matchup against a Taylor Fritz who is the lowest ranked player, ninth, in this edition. It will be a good chance for him to reach the semifinals, although adapting to the indoor hard court has always cost Nadal the opportunity to reach the tournament after his early exit in Paris-Bercy.
Meanwhile, the match with the Red Group aims to be red hot. They are in it three tournament champions were present in the box, with Novak Djokovic as the favorite from his five-time champion status. He will be accompanied by a Daniel Medvedev who has excelled in the last two editions, with the 2020 title and the final losing last year to the seriously injured Alexander Zverev. In its part, Stefanos Tsitsipas He also knows what it’s like to win a tournament that he conquered in 2019. Andrew Rublev will complete a tough group that will also produce explosive semifinal crosses.
It is in a tournament where, beyond the fight for the title, one of the burning points the fight for the number 1 ranking. Without Carlos Alcaraz after that injury suffered in Paris-Bercy, with Balearic and Stefanos Tsitsipas as candidates to topple the Murcian, who starts with an advantage to achieve that goal but will have to wait to see what the his rivals in that fight. Nadal will change his spot if he wins the tournament or if he is a finalist with a 4-1 mark. (ie winning all their matches in the group stage) and Tsitsipas did not win the tournament with an outright victory. The Greek he will take the scepter if he wins that title with a score of 5-0.
Source: La Verdad
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