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As the Nitto ATP Finals kicks off, the second year of the Nitto ATP Finals Torino Green Project continues to elevate the tournament’s commitment to environmental sustainability. This initiative, driven by Nitto, ATP and the Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel (FITP), features a series of projects that connect fans, partners, and local stakeholders, underscoring the power of partnership in advancing sustainable practices within the sport.

Highlight: The Green Wall
In the heart of the Fan Village, visitors will find The Green Wall — a sustainability-focused installation designed with live plants, developed collaboratively by Nitto, ATP and FITP. The wall invites fans to engage directly with the theme of sustainability, offering a vibrant backdrop for photos and social media shares that promote environmental awareness. Following the tournament, The Green Wall will be relocated within Turin, an active symbol of the city’s sustainability mission. As one of the European Commission’s 100 “Mission Cities”, Turin has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2030.

Innovation Summit: Circular Economy Leadership
This year’s Nitto ATP Finals Innovation Summit hosted its third edition on Friday, bringing together thought leaders to discuss the ‘Right to Repair’ and circular economy initiatives. Speakers from Nitto, FITP, the City of Turin, and the Politecnico of Torino, among other industry representatives, joined a series of roundtable discussions, focusing on innovative approaches to sustainable consumption and waste reduction. The Summit reaffirms Nitto and ATP’s shared commitment to sustainability through thought leadership and active partnership with local institutions.

Fan Participation: Tracking Travel Emissions
For the first time, fans attending the Nitto ATP Finals will have the chance to support the tournament’s sustainability goals by logging their travel to and from the event. Powered by Nitto in collaboration with sustainability startup LOWR, this initiative will provide valuable insights into the carbon footprint of fan travel, a major contributor to event emissions. This project is part of ATP’s broader ATP Serves strategy, which focuses on advancing the sport’s sustainability.

“The Nitto ATP Finals is the pinnacle of our season, and we’re proud to see it leading the way on our sustainability roadmap,” said Massimo Calvelli, ATP CEO. “This progress is driven by partnerships, combining strengths to achieve meaningful change. Nitto’s support, alongside the commitment of all our partners, has been essential in making this event the best it can be — for tennis, our community and the planet.”

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The doubles stars of the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals gathered on Saturday for Media Day, during which they took the Official Doubles Photo at the Inalpi Arena.

Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic headline the draw and will compete in The Bob Bryan group with Italians Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori, Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden, and Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz. Second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos top the Mike Bryan Group with Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektic, Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson, and Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. All will compete for the title in Turin, starting on Sunday.

“Since January in Australia, each milestone has led us to this pinnacle in Turin and we eagerly anticipate the start of play on Sunday," said Ross Hutchins, Chief Tour Officer of the ATP Tour. "The NATPF sets the highest standards across all areas—player experience, production excellence, and fan engagement—and today’s opening of the Fan Village further underscores this commitment.

“Congratulations to each of our players; qualifying among the Top eight is an outstanding achievement and you have fully earned this stage. As we prepare for doubles’ biggest showcase of the year, we wish all players the very best."

Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Earlier in the day, the players took to stage in the newly renovated Fan Village, answering questions and signing autographs in front of a packed crowd.

Benjamin Bonzi overcame Cameron Norrie 7-6(6), 6-4 to lift his maiden ATP Tour title on home soil at the Moselle Open in Metz on Saturday.

Backed by a vocal home crowd, Bonzi delivered an impressive performance on serve, firing 10 aces and winning 75 per cent (45/60) of his first-serve points. The French qualifier entered the tournament with a 0-6 record this season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

“I am coming back from very far away this year. It was a very tough season,” said Bonzi in his post-match interview.

“I was not expecting a week like that. That’s crazy to finish the year like this.”

Playing Norrie for the first time, Bonzi took a 1-0 lead in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series. He will rise to No. 78 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, after having started the week at No. 124.

Top seeds Jamie Murray and John Peers wrapped up another strong week by clinching their second title together this season at the Belgrade Open on Saturday.

The British-Australian pair displayed solid form in the championship match and staged a comeback to oust fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Skander Mansouri 3-6, 7-6(5), 11-9, in their maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.

Murray and Peers maintained a near-perfect record and dropped their only set of the week in the final. The duo won 76 per cent (32/42) of their first-serve points, converted one break point out of five opportunities, and emerged victorious in one hour and 36 minutes.

With the win, they claimed their eighth title as a team. The pair, who teamed for the first time since 2016 in August this year, also won the Swiss Indoors Basel trophy in October.

Arends/Johnson clinch Metz crown
Sander Arends and Luke Johnson ended Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti’s hopes of winning a title together on home soil at the Moselle Open on Saturday.

The 2024 Nitto ATP Finals kicks off Sunday in Turin with two singles matches and two doubles matches between the game's very best in the Inalpi Arena.

The Ilie Nastase Group will begin singles play on Day 1, with Italy's Jannik Sinner taking on debutatant Alex de Minaur in the evening session, after Daniil Medvedev meets Taylor Fritz during the day session. Day 1 doubles action will begin with Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof taking on Aussies Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, before Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos play Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs. [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
No one at the Nitto ATP Finals has the luxury of playing his way into form in Turin. That's doubly true for De Minaur, who drew Sinner — already confirmed as the year-end No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings — as the opening assignment of his maiden campaign at the season finale.

The Aussie will hope Sunday is a day of firsts in more ways than one. In addition to making his Nitto ATP Finals debut, the 25-year-old will be bidding for his first Lexus ATP Head2Head victory in eight tries against Sinner.

“It is not rocket science, but you have to be ready from the word go. It doesn’t get any harder than starting against Jannik,” De Minaur said after the draw. “From the very start, I need to be ready, I need to compete. It is going to be a great experience. A great challenge. But this is where I have wanted to be all these years.”

After a five-year wait, Denis Shapovalov became an ATP Tour champion once again on Saturday at the Serbia Open, where he defeated Serbian Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 to clinch his second tour-level crown.

Shapovalov was competing in his first final since Vienna in 2022 and was chasing his second title, having triumphed in Stockholm in 2019. The lefty is up 22 spots to No. 56 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, his highest position since he was No. 45 in October 2023.

"It was extremely tough. Hamad has been playing extremely well and is a good young talent coming up," Shapovalov said. "It is not easy playing the young guys. He served well and I was trying to do my best to get into his games and I got a bit lucky in the first set to break him. I hit a couple of lucky returns and kind of carried that momentum early into the second."

With a beaming smile, Shapovalov dropped to the court after sealing victory before he received the trophy from Serbian legend Novak Djokovic.

The 25-year-old qualifier played aggressively throughout the 77-minute final, firing 13 aces and winning 82 per cent (28/34) of his first-serve points according to Infosys ATP Stats to cap his week in style.

After a dramatic season on the ATP Tour, the Nitto ATP Finals is here, with the best eight qualified players set to compete at the year-end event in Turin from Sunday.

Italian World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz are aiming to win the title for the first time, while former champions Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev hope to go deep again in northern Italy. Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev complete the singles lineup.

In doubles, eight teams will battle it out on court in Italy, where Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic are the top seeds. Ahead of the event, ATPTour.com looks at five things to watch at the season finale.

1) Home star Sinner: Jannik Sinner enjoyed a standout season on the ATP Tour, climbing to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings and winning majors at the Australian Open and US Open. Holding a 65-6 record on the year, the Italian will aim to add to his Tour-leading seven titles on home soil in Turin. Last year, the 23-year-old reached the championship match, falling to Novak Djokovic.

2) Ilie Nastase Group: Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur will compete in The Ilie Nastase Group alongside Sinner. The 2020 champ Medvedev is making his sixth consecutive appearance at the event, while Fritz reached the semis in 2022. Australian De Minaur, who has won two titles this year, is set for his debut. Alcaraz and Zverev have enjoyed a thrilling rivalry in 2024, with the Spaniard leading the German 2-1 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series this year. They are tied 5-5 overall.

The ATP has today launched the ‘ATP No.1 Club’, which for the first time in the 50+ year history of the official rankings will unite all former, current and future ATP World No.1 players. The initiative, unveiled at the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals, will celebrate the most remarkable achievement in men’s professional tennis: reaching the pinnacle of the PIF ATP Rankings.

The ATP No.1 Club today brings together an exclusive group of 29 players across generations – from Nastase and Newcombe to Borg and McEnroe, to Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, to Alcaraz and Sinner – with future No. 1s to be directly welcomed into the Club. Through original storytelling, fans will be able to stay connected with these iconic champions, while celebrating one of the rarest accomplishments in all of sports: the achievement of the No. 1 PIF ATP Ranking.

In 2025, the Club will debut a dedicated brand identity, with each No.1 player receiving exclusive benefits, including invitations to signature events, promotional opportunities and more. As a landmark celebration of the new No. 1 Club, all 29 players will be officially honoured at a showpiece event at the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. To mark the occasion, each player will be presented with a bespoke gift to commemorate their membership.

Speaking this week at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, No.1 Club members Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev shared their thoughts on what the No.1 ranking means to them.

The Inalpi Arena came alive on Friday evening in Turin. Italian music stars Marco Mengoni, Blanco and Madame performed on stage to officially open the 54th edition of the Nitto ATP Finals, with Jannik Sinner also making an appearance.

From Sunday, Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and the rest of the eight-man field will be hoping to entertain the fans in northern Italy with their tennis, but on Friday night it was a selection of the country’s best musicians who raised the roof, with the electric concert drawing in a capacity crowd.

Mengoni has won 10 Music Awards and three MTV Europe Music Awards in his career, while rapper Blanco rose to prominence in 2021 with two hits that topped the Italian Singles Chart. Madame, a 22-year-old rapper, has produced two albums since bursting onto the music scene in 2018. All three performed on stage and at the start of the night Sinner made an appearance. 

The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings received a raucous reception when walking onto court and was in a relaxed mood when answering questions in Italian from host Alessandro Cattelan.

Earlier, a private dinner was hosted for Partners, ATP and FITP personnel in the Player Lounge, where a Michelin chef curated a memorable dinning experience.

For this year’s Nitto ATP Finals, we’re thrilled to present Momentum. This special collaboration gives every tennis fan the chance to claim free, official memorabilia from our flagship event - and have their love for the sport be recognised.

Here’s what you need to know:

What is Momentum?
Momentum is an eight-day experience where fans claim Traces: digital memorabilia from the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals (10-17 November).

What is a Trace, and why would I want one?
Traces are digital memorabilia that tell the story of the Nitto ATP Finals. Each of the 15 singles matches will have its own Trace, with a unique design created from official match data. Each is a keepsake that allows fans to relive showdowns between the world’s greatest players. Because they are time-limited, they are also a way for fans to prove: “I was there!”.

Denis Shapovalov continued his dominant Belgrade Open run on Friday to advance to his first ATP Tour final since his Vienna runner-up finish in October 2022. The Canadian qualifier eased to a 6-2, 6-1 victory against fourth seed Jiri Lehecka to advance to his seventh tour-level final and his fifth on indoor hard courts.

The 25-year-old has lost just one set and one break point in his four main-draw victories this week. With an aggressive game plan in the semi-finals, he did not allow Lehecka a break chance, winning 96 per cent (25/26) of his first-serve points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

"Against a guy like Jiri, if you don't go after him, he's going to dictate the court," Shapovalov said after spoiling the Czech's 23rd birthday. "So for sure I was trying to play my game, play aggressive, really take it to him from the beginning."

Up 17 places to No. 61 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings this week, Shapovalov will move to the brink of the Top 50 if he can beat home favourite Hamad Medjedovic in their first Lexus ATP Head2Head matchup in Saturday's final. The Canadian will be playing for his second ATP Tour title (Stockholm 2019).

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Is Alexander Zverev poised for a Nitto ATP Finals hat trick?

The German, who triumphed at the season finale in 2018 and 2021, is riding a wave of momentum as he enters this year’s edition on a five-match win streak following his dominant run to the Rolex Paris Masters title. It marked Zverev’s seventh ATP Masters 1000 crown — and his second this season after also claiming the Rome title.

After a successful comeback season in 2023, during which Zverev qualified for Turin, the 27-year-old has now firmly reestablished himself at the sport’s biggest events.

“In 2023, I didn’t feel like I was competitive in big events, I was far away from winning them. Being able to compete and make Grand Slam finals, win Masters 1000 events, that is a big satisfaction to me because there were obviously question marks if I was ever going to do that again after the injury,” Zverev told ATP Media when reflecting on his 2024 season.

“It was the first year where I was competitive again in big events. I’m happy with where I am.”

Cameron Norrie overcame a topsy-turvy and entertaining semi-final battle against Corentin Moutet on Friday to reach the Moselle Open title match.

In a clash between two lefties, the Frenchman Moutet pleaded his home crowd for support and produced superb shotmaking — even serving underarm on several occasions — but it was not enough to stop Norrie from a 6-2, 7-6(5) victory.

The Briton trailed 2/5 in the second-set tie-break before tallying five consecutive points to close the one-hour, 32-minute match, booking a place in his first tour-level final since winning the 2023 Rio de Janeiro crown.

“It’s been a difficult year for me and I was never able to gain any momentum, so it’s nice to finish the last week of the year playing in the final,” said Norrie, who won 75 per cent of his second-serve points, compared to Moutet’s 43 per cent, according to Infosys ATP Stats. “I was just back to competing every point. It’s nice to get my first indoor final as well.”

Following his win, Norrie improved to 2-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Moutet, with all three of their matches coming in France.

Andrey Rublev is no stranger to the year-end Nitto ATP Finals, where he is set to compete for the fifth consecutive year. But this season the 27-year-old is entering Turin with a new mindset.

Rublev, placed in the John Newcombe Group alongside a gauntlet of Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, is embracing a lighter approach and not being weighed down by high expectations.

“In terms of results, only one year [in Turin] when I made the semi-finals [in 2022] was a great week, the rest were tougher. But I hope I learn something out of these years. We’ll see,” Rublev told ATP Media. “At least I’m trying to do a different approach this year. At least I feel more relaxed and that’s the best.

“Out of four times I’ve played, I went to the semi-finals only once. Three times I lost in the group round. So if I lose three or four times, doesn’t change anything.”

Andrey is a man in demand ❤️

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After missing the cut in 2023, Casper Ruud is set to return to the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals. The 25-year-old, who made the semi-finals in 2021, and final in 2022 is excited to see how things unfold in Turin.

“Anything can happen, [when] you have the best players in the world,” said Ruud, speaking to ATP Media before the action begins on Sunday.

Set for his third appearance at the prestigious Nitto ATP Finals, Ruud appreciates the opportunity to go head-to-head with the very best in Turin. The No. 6 Ruud, placed in the John Newcombe Group, alongside No. 2 Alexander Zverev, No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, and No. 8 Andrey Rublev, reflected on his opponents.

“I am going to see an in form player, [has had an] incredible year,” said Ruud, opening up about Zverev, who recently won his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Paris Masters and climbed to the No. 2 spot in the PIF ATP Rankings. “He is going to be full of confidence, just came from Paris victory. I am going to do my best to somehow stop him.

“[He has a] great serve, beautiful backhand. When he is on also with his forehand, it is really tough to play him. Because you feel like you are getting shot at from both [the] forehand and the backhand. [I will] try to neutralise his game as much as I can, but it is going to be difficult.”

The Nitto ATP Finals commences on Sunday in Turin, with Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev among the eight stars in action.

With hype building in northern Italy, fans will be tuning in from around the world to watch their favourite stars in action. To view the full global TV Schedule for the Nitto ATP Finals, click here.

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Aged just 21, Carlos Alcaraz is already a four-time major winner and a five-time ATP Masters 1000 champion. The Spaniard has spent 36 weeks at No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings and clinched the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in July.

However, when it comes to the Nitto ATP Finals, Alcaraz feels he has a point to prove. The 21-year-old missed the 2022 event due to injury before he lost in straight sets to record seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on debut last year.

“Last year was a difficult end of the year for me,” Alcaraz said on Thursday in Turin ahead of the prestigious year-end event. “I could not play at my best. The last two matches here were pretty good matches for me but the previous two, three tournaments I didn’t play at my best, so I realised I had to change a little bit at this time of the year, which I did this year.

“I come here a little bit different. I approach this tournament a little differently, knowing there are things I have to change if I am to have a good result here and go far. Last year I didn’t start well from the first matches. I will try to play the same level and will try to play good tennis. I am coming here with a lot of motivation.”

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