Two weeks before the start of the ATP Finals in Turin, the presence of Novak Djokovic, champion on 7 occasions, is in the air, with the incentive that he will not play any tournament prior to the event, which will take place from the 10th to the 17th. November. He will also not attend the Paris Masters 1000, from which he has withdrawn prior to its start. The Serbian has played in every edition of the Masters Cup since 2007, with the only exception of 2017, when he could not be there due to an injury. When the Parisian competition ends, only the ATP 250 in Belgrade and Metz will be left in the race to Turin.
Djokovic is sixth with 3,900 points in the ATP Race, which groups together the players who have achieved the most points this season, granting a place to the top eight to compete in the Masters Cup. Those already mathematically classified are Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, so there are four places up for grabs.
Fifth in the race to Turin is the American Taylor Fritz, who with 4,300 points is very close to confirming his presence. The finalist in the US Open would be better off reaching the quarterfinals in Paris-Bercy, although he can also get there depending on the results of his pursuers.
Behind Fritz is Djokovic with 3900 points, closely followed by the Norwegian Casper Ruud (3855 points), Andrey Rublev (3720 points) and Alex de Miñaur (3555 points). All of them need to play a great role in Paris to overcome the Serbian. The Norwegian and the Australian will have one more option at the ATP 250 in Metz.
The last names that have possibilities, although remote, are Grigor Dimitrov (3150 points), Tommy Paul (3145 points) and Stéfanos Tsitsipas (2975 points). To do this they have to win the Paris Masters 1000 and hope that their opponents do not go deeper into the draw.
More Spanish presence
Granollers and Landaluce
As for the ATP Doubles Finals, also held in Turin, Marcel Granollers is already classified along with the Argentine Horacio Zeballos for his second place in the Race, with 6,500 points. The other couples who are already confirmed for the appointment are: Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavic; Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori; Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.
For his part, Martín Landaluce won his first Challenger title in Olbia (Italy) and is in eighth place on the way to the ATP Next Gen Finals 2024, a variable in the Turin tournament that the qualified players will play in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). 20 years or less. The Spanish talent is only 29 points behind Joao Fonseca, the young Brazilian who makes the cut, because the tournament grants a wild card.
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