The ATP Finals begin this Sunday in Turin, and they will do so with a favorite: Novak Djokovic. The Serbian is the most successful player in the Masters tournament and, in addition, he came in top form after his victory in the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000.
Carlos Alcaraz arrived in a very different wayhaving accumulated three setbacks (Beijing, Shanghai and Paris) since reaching the US Open semifinals in September.
The champion of Wimbledon is already on Italian soil, where he got used to the conditions of the court, and where received an unexpected message of support from Rafa Nadal.
“Big hugs and good luck in Turin“wrote the champion of 22 Grand Slam titles on his Instagram account. These kind words was his reaction to a video published by the ATP account in which Carlos Alcaraz showed his utter admiration for Manacor.
“I want to be one of the best tennis players in history. To be in the same box as the legend, Rafa. He was my hero when I was young and started playing tennis. See their matches, their finals, lift the best trophies in the worldI felt that, for me, Rafa was my hero when I grew up,” explained Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz was placed in the Red Group of the ATP Finals, along with Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverevwhile the world number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, leads the Green Group, along with the Italian Jannik Sinner, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Danish Holger Rune.
It’s a challenge for the lone Spaniard in the event that brings together the world’s best eight rackets of the season. In the group stage he will play number three, Medvevev, number five, Rublev and number seven, Zverev. The top two in each group will advance to the semifinals.
Djokovicsix-time champion in the final tournament of the season, aiming to break the tie with Roger Federer for the most titles in tournament history. He also aims to finish 2023 as number one in the world.
Four of the eight individual competitors this year have lifted the ATP Finals trophy on several occasions. In addition to Djokovic’s six times, Zverev did it in two editions and Medvedev and Tsitsipas in one.
Source: La Verdad
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