The ATP Finals in Turin begin this Sunday with the matches of the Ilie Nastase Group Daniil Medvedev-Taylor Fritz (not before 2:00 pm) and Jannik Sinner-Alex de Minaur (8:30 p.m.).
The eight best of the season, with the exception of Novak Djokovic, who unilaterally decided to abandon the tournament he won seven times, including the last two, are also divided into the John Newcombe Group, which opens on Monday with duels. Carlos Alcaraz-Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev-Andrey Rublev.
On Sunday, December 17, the champion will be decided, the new ‘master’ of a campaign where Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz The Grand Slams have been distributed: the Australian Open and the US Open in Italy and Roland Garros and Wimbledon in Spain.
However, there is a 3,520 point difference between them. The No. 1 have been Sinner’s for several weeks. Deducting 1,000 ATP Finals 2023 finalist points, he leads with 10,330, compared to Alcaraz’s 6,810, deducting 400 semi-finalist points from the previous edition, as well as current No. 2, the German Alexander Zverev, who has 7,315 .
For Alcaraz, this is the first step in his specific operation to regain the world number one. A disadvantage of 3,520 points starts from the bottom, but less considering that there are 1,500 points in the ATP Finals and another 2,000 in the Australian Open.
In Melbourne The sinner will expose 2,000, Alcaraz only 400, half of what Zverev will defend, which the Murcian can surpass in Turin. There are 505 points in favor of the German, when each match won in the group stage gives 200 (there are 600 with a full 3-0), 400 to overcome the semifinal and 500 more to dominate the final.
Alcaraz wants more regularity, from the beginning to the end of the campaign. Be more comparable to Sinner’s consistent streak, always in the quarterfinals or beyond in every tournament.
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 10,330 points
2. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 7,315
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 6,810
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 4,830
5. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 4,300
6. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 3,910
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,855
8. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,745
9. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,720
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,340
Source: La Verdad
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