Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev & Co. look to spice up Nitto ATP Finals hopes in Asia | ATP Tour

Nitto ATP Finals

Who will make their transfer in Asia, the place the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin heats up?

Six spots left to be stuffed for Nitto ATP Finals

September 16, 2024

With lower than two months to go till the Nitto ATP Finals, all eyes will likely be on Asia in the course of the subsequent 4 weeks when the battle for Turin qualification will take additional form.

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have already booked their spots on the prestigious year-end occasion, to be performed from 10-17 November, whereas Carlos Alcaraz (6,010 factors) is near becoming a member of them.

Behind that trio, 5 areas are left to be stuffed, with many stars aiming to realize factors in Asia to spice up their hopes. Taylor Fritz (3,890) is fifth within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin after he reached his maiden main remaining on the US Open and is now in robust rivalry to qualify for the second time after reaching the semi-finals in 2022.

Fourth-placed Daniil Medvedev (4,420), sixth-placed Casper Ruud (3,795) and seventh-placed Andrey Rublev (3,480) have all competed in Turin on multiple event, with Medvedev lifting the trophy in 2020. Medvedev and Rublev will take to courtroom on the ATP 500 in Beijing, beginning in 9 days time, with not one of the High 14 within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin in motion this week at ATP 250 occasions in Chengdu and Hangzhou.

PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin

Participant	Factors
1) Jannik Sinner	9,000
2) Alexander Zverev	6,115
3) Carlos Alcaraz	6,010
4) Daniil Medvedev	4,420
5) Taylor Fritz	3,890
6) Casper Ruud	3,795
7) Andrey Rublev	3,480
8) Alex de Minaur	3,305
9) Novak Djokovic	3,260
10) Grigor Dimitrov	2,835

Alex de Minaur (3,305) reached main quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in current months however struggled with accidents in the course of the latter phases of each Slams. The Australian occupies the ultimate qualification spot in eighth and is the one participant within the High 10 within the Stay Race To Turin who has not competed on the Nitto ATP Finals.

De Minaur performs on the ATP 500 in Tokyo subsequent week alongside Ruud and Fritz. Novak Djokovic (3,260) is simply 45 factors behind De Minaur in ninth place however just isn’t returning to motion till October, when he’ll intention to win his a hundredth tour-level title on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Shanghai.

Former champion Grigor Dimitrov (2,835), Tommy Paul (2,735), 2019 winner Stefanos Tsitsipas (2,735), Hubert Hurkacz (2,590) and Frances Tiafoe (2,460) all stay nearby of De Minaur however will want deep runs at a number of occasions in the course of the Asian swing to place themselves within the driving seat when the Tour returns to Europe in mid-October.

Behind them, Lorenzo Musetti (2,225) and Holger Rune (2,185) are the one two gamers within the High 16 within the Stay Race To Turin to play this week and each will search to clinch titles at ATP 250s in Chengdu and Hangzhou, respectively.

The Nitto ATP Finals are scheduled to happen from 10-17 November.