By ATP World Tour on Monday, 28 October 2024
Category: Tennis News

De Minaur continues Turin battle, Mover of Week

With the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin edging to a close, the battle to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals took further shape in Basel and Vienna, where Turin hopefuls Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov and Tommy Paul competed.

With two weeks to go until the Nitto ATP Finals, ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin as of Monday, 28 October.

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Alex de Minaur – Ninth (3,555 points)
The Aussie remains one place outside the Turin qualification cutoff but closed the gap on eighth-placed Andrey Rublev (3,720 points) after reaching the semi-finals in Vienna. De Minaur enjoyed a run to the semi-finals at the ATP 500, collecting 200 points in the process. The 25-year-old, who has struggled with a hip injury since Wimbledon, beat Jan-Lennard Struff, Flavio Cobolli and #NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik in Austria. De Minaur is aiming to make his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, held from 10-17 November.

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Andrey Rublev – Eighth (3,720 points)
Rublev added another 100 precious points to his total by advancing to the quarter-finals in Basel. The 27-year-old, who has won two ATP Tour titles in 2024, is aiming to compete at the year-end event for the fifth consecutive season. Rublev will compete at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris this week.

Grigor Dimitrov – 10th (3,150 points)
Dimitrov has climbed one spot in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin after reaching the second round in Vienna. The 33-year-old is 570 points behind Rublev and will need a deep run in Paris to keep his qualification hopes alive. Last year, Dimitrov advanced to the title match at the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season.

Jannik SinnerAlexander ZverevCarlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals.

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