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The superstars of the Nitto ATP Finals gathered for an iconic group photo Thursday in Turin in the build up to the season finale, which begins Sunday at the Inalpi Arena.

Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev gathered at the Parlamento Subalpino inside the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento for the iconic photo.

Earlier, players were greeted by thousands of fans as they walked the blue carpet at the Piazza Carlo Alberto, one of Turin's most picturesque squares, where a tournament promotion was projected onto the facade of the National Library.

On a mild night in Turin, fans followed the players' journey on two large screens as the stars continued to the Carignano Theatre, where they answered questions from an emcee in front of a largely young gathering of fans. 

Players later participated in a joint press conference (split by groups) and conducted one-on-one interviews in the Chamber Hall, one of the most prestigious rooms in the city.

The Nitto ATP Finals draw was made on Thursday, allowing the players' final preparations to ramp up.

Daniil Medvedev, the 2020 champion, has fallen in the Ilie Nastase Group alongside World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. When the pair meet, it will be a thrilling repeat of last year's semi-final and bragging rights will be on the line as their Lexus ATP Head2Head series is tied at 7-7. 

ATPTour.com assesses some of the other intriguing Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalries that will continue in Turin. 

Ilie Nastase Group
Sinner and Medvedev tied at 7-7
After losing his first six meetings with Medvedev, Sinner has managed to shift the momentum firmly in his favour over the past two seasons. The 23-year-old holds a commanding 4-1 lead over Medvedev in 2024, highlighted by his thrilling comeback in the final of the Australian Open to win his maiden Grand Slam title.

Sinner leads Fritz 2-1
Fritz played the biggest match of his life against Sinner in the final of this year’s US Open, but was unable to gain a foothold as the Italian cruised to a straight-sets victory. Fritz will, however, relish the opportunity to take revenge against Sinner in the group stages of the Nitto ATP Finals.

The Nitto ATP Finals draw took place on Thursday and the stage is set for the fourth edition of the season finale in Turin, held at the Inalpi Arena.

Top seed Jannik Sinner headlines the Ilie Nastase Group, which will be in action on Sunday. The Italian will take on debutant Alex de Minaur in the eagerly anticipated evening session. Daniil Medvedev, the 2020 champion, will begin his quest for a second title against Taylor Fritz in the day session.

Doubles action from the Mike Bryan Group will include third seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic opening their campaign against Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. In the evening, second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos will take on Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am
[3] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) vs [5] Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)

Not Before 2:00 pm
[4] Daniil Medvedev vs [5] Taylor Fritz (USA)

Thomas Muster’s biggest prizes, including his iconic 1995 Roland Garros trophy, have successfully been auctioned as part of the ‘Champions of Vienna’ campaign.

The €244,500 raised will go to the LICHT INS DUNKEL emergency aid fund and benefit families in need. The ‘Champions of Vienna’ campaign was a significant highlight of the ‘Official Tennis Experience’, a celebration of the Erste Bank Open’s 50th anniversary last month.

“A sensational result that I would have never expected,” said Muster, who became the first Austrian to win a Grand Slam singles title in 1995. “My goal was to exceed the highest individual donation to date, but the fact that it has now more than doubled exceeds all my expectations.

“I’m particularly happy that we can help so many people that haven’t had it so good.”

Photo Credit: Florian Rogner Photography

Top seed Jannik Sinner and 2020 Nitto ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev will lead the Ilie Nastase Group at the Nitto ATP Finals, it was revealed at the draw on Thursday afternoon in Turin. Fifth seed Taylor Fritz and tournament debutant Alex de Minaur will also be in the group.

Second seed Alexander Zverev and this year's Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz headline the John Newcombe Group, which also will feature 2022 Turin finalist Casper Ruud and five-time qualifier Andrey Rublev.

Sinner made a memorable run to the championship match in front of his home fans at the Inalpi Arena last year and will try to go one step further this edition as the top seed and No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Two of the eight singles competitors have lifted the trophy before. Zverev (2018, 2021) and Medvedev (2020) have both earned the ultimate championship in the sport.

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Ilie Nastase Group: Jannik Sinner (1), Daniil Medvedev (4), Taylor Fritz (5), Alex de Minaur (7)

The ATP is proud to present Momentum, a limited-edition collection of official memorabilia based on the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin (10-17 November). The collection transforms the drama and intensity of the ATP Tour's flagship event into unique digital mementos for fans to keep forever.

Momentum is an eight-day experience where fans claim Traces: digital memorabilia, crafted from match data, that retell the story of tennis. As the tournament progresses, fans will be welcomed to claim a Trace from each of the 15 singles matches – a personal keepsake to relive showdowns between the world’s greatest players.

As fans build their collections, the intention behind Momentum will be revealed: recognising the fans and their love for the game. Each Trace is time-limited, claimable exclusively during a 24-hour window on match day. Whether in the stands or watching from around the world, fans can now mark their engagement with iconic Nitto ATP Finals moments via these trophies of fandom.

“Momentum is about recognising and giving back to the fans,” said Mark Epps, ATP Director of Communications and Web3. “There are fans all over the world that never miss a moment of tennis, and to date there has been no way to celebrate that. This experience gives them the chance to prove ‘I was there’ for our flagship tournament - and to come away with beautiful memorabilia that capture its drama.”

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Arrived and ready to go, former Nitto ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev ramped up his preparations for the prestigious year-end event on Thursday when he hit on centre court at the Inalpi Arena.

The No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings looked in relaxed mood in Turin, where he practised with Norwegian 18-year-old Nicolai Budkov Kjaer in front of a crowd of Italian youngsters.

Medvedev triumphed at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2020 and is making his sixth consecutive appearance at the event. The 28-year-old arrives in Turin holding a 45-19 record on the season.

Also on Thursday, Italian star Jannik Sinner continued to adjust to the conditions when he hit with American sparring partner Andres Martin. After a period of play, Sinner and Martin shared thoughts at the net, with the Italian offering advice to the American.

Jannik Sinner hits on Thursday in Turin. Photo Credit: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
The World No. 1 fell short to Novak Djokovic in last year’s championship-match clash in Turin, but will be eager to go one further this time around. Medvedev, Sinner and the rest of the field will learn their paths to the title when the draw takes place at approximately 12:45 p.m. CET on Thursday. Click here to watch the draw for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held from 10-17 November.

Payback was sweet for Cameron Norrie on Wednesday at the Moselle Open.

The Briton overcame #NextGenATP home favourite Luca Van Assche 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to book his quarter-final spot at the indoor hard-court ATP 250. Seeking to avenge a three-set loss to Van Assche on the ATP Challenger Tour last month, Norrie delivered an emphatic third-set display to seal a one-hour, 52-minute victory in Metz.

“Luca and I played a couple of weeks ago in Roanne in a Challenger and he got me last time, so it was nice to face him again and have the chance to get revenge,” said Norrie. “I have a lot of respect for him. He’s so tough to play and I had to really serve well and come up with some really good stuff, especially in the third set, to get a break. Then I managed to hold my nerve and serve it out, but a lot of credit to Luca to come out and compete the way he did.”

Lightning fast reactions ⚡️⚡️@cam_norrie pulls through a tight encounter against Van Assche 6-3 3-6 6-1 to make the final 8 in Metz!@MoselleOpen | #MoselleOpen pic.twitter.com/hmfFQ7gE6v

Norrie converted three of six break points he earned against Van Assche, according to Infosys ATP Stats. The former No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings, who is this week competing as the World No. 57 after an injury-disrupted 2024, will next take on Zizou Bergs, who eased past Hugo Gaston 6-4, 7-5.

Fans will be able to watch live as the elite eight players at the Nitto ATP Finals are placed into their four-man groups in Turin on Thursday. A live stream of the draw will be available on nittoatpfinals.com at approximately 12:45 p.m. CET/6:45 a.m. ET.

Top seed Jannik Sinner heads the Ilie Nastase group and could find himself matching up with archrival Carlos Alcaraz, who comes into the tournament as World No. 3. New World No. 2 and two-time tournament champion Alexander Zverev heads the John Newcombe group, where he could face 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev.

Alcaraz and Medvedev will be randomly drawn into either the Nastase or Newcombe groups. World No. 6 Taylor Fritz and No. 7 Casper Ruud will also find themselves in opposing groups, as will No. 8 Alex de Minaur and No. 9 Andrey Rublev. (World No. 6 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the event due to injury.)

The doubles field will be split into the Mike Bryan Group and the Bob Bryan Group.

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Denis Shapovalov is rounding off his comeback season in style with an impressive run at the Belgrade Open.

The 25-year-old produced a near-flawless performance on Wednesday to defeat fifth seed Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4 and advance to his 40th tour-level quarter-final. Shapovalov, who came through qualifying, was clinical on serve throughout the match, during which he won 91 per cent (31/34) of points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

“It was a fast-paced match today, I started really well out the gates,” said Shapovalov, who broke Borges’ serve in the opening game. “I kept the momentum going. I’ve been playing well all week, so I am very happy with another win.

“It’s one of the best wins of the season for me, so I’ll enjoy it a little bit and then I’ll start thinking about the quarter-finals.”

SUPER DENIS ?@denis_shapo is into his 4⃣0⃣th tour-level QF ?#BelgradeOpen pic.twitter.com/sgXP1d9Rl7

Preparations for the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals are in full swing. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner took to the Inalpi Arena’s centre court for a practice session with second-time qualifier Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.

The pair, who went head to head in this year’s US Open final, were the first to hit on the court as anticipation builds around the fourth edition of the season finale in Turin. 

Sinner fell short to Novak Djokovic in last year’s championship-match clash in Turin, but will be eager to go one further this time around. The Italian clinched his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, and did not look back in an emphatic year. 

Fritz made the semi-finals on his debut appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2022. Now, after another stellar season, during which he reached his maiden major final, the American is back on the hunt in Turin.

Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev, who qualified on Tuesday, also took to the practice courts ahead of their Nitto ATP Finals campaigns. De Minaur hit with Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, while Rublev shared the court with Andres Martin.

Alex Michelsen had little time for sentiment on Tuesday at the Moselle Open.

The #NextGenATP star rallied from the brink of defeat to secure a thrilling comeback victory over Richard Gasquet, ending the Frenchman’s fairytale final run in Metz. Michelsen saved two match points in the deciding-set tie-break before sealing a 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-6(8) triumph.

“I wasn’t really thinking, I was just playing,” said Michelsen, who is second in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah. “I felt super calm in the pressure moments and I think that was why I came through. I was down two match points and I found two winners.”

In an absorbing battle, it was Michelsen who held his nerve, striking 65 winners en route to his seventh quarter-final of 2024. The 20-year-old will next face either Buyunchaokete or qualifier Jesper de Jong for a place in the last four.

“He’s been doing it for 20 years and he is still that good,” Michelsen added of Gasquet, who is retiring at the conclusion of Roland Garros 2025. “He's an incredible player. I knew it was going to be a tough battle. All the credit to him for competing as hard as he could.”

Jiri Lehecka delivered a statement performance against Marin Cilic on Tuesday at the Belgrade Open to serve up some Czech history.

The fourth seed powered to a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory, becoming the first Czech player to reach seven ATP Tour quarter-finals in one season since Tomas Berdych in 2017. With the one-hour, 43-minute win, Lehecka extended his perfect record against opponents outside the Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings to 8-0.

“He didn’t forget how to play,” Lehecka said of Cilic, the former World No. 3. “We saw that today, it was a good test for me. It’s always a good win against a very experienced player, a Grand Slam champion, so I’m very happy.”

Lehecka was ruthless on serve throughout the match, during which he won 89 per cent (33/37) points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats. In the last eight, the 22-year-old will face qualifier Lukas Klein, who earlier upset seventh seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 7-6(8).

Elsewhere, Hamad Medjedovic continued his return to form with a hard-fought win over Aleksandar Kovacevic to advance to his third tour-level quarter-final. The wild card did not face a single break point, en route to a 7-6(5), 6-4 triumph.

It is summertime in Italy, and on this Sunday afternoon members at the Harbor Club Milano are divided on which tennis matches to watch. The one on the big screen features Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori playing in the Terra Wortmann Open final. Or walk outside the clubhouse, and watch the qualifying matches of the ATP Challenger event.

These are the glory days for Italian tennis. On any given Sunday, you will likely see an Italian player in the hunt for a trophy on the ATP Tour and Challenger Tour.“[Jannik] Sinner is the most popular sportsman in Italy,” says Massimo Giomba, a veteran journalist for Italy’s tennis news website Ubitennis. “All companies want to have his face to make advertising. And many people are interested about tennis now. It even happens on the metro you can hear normal people discussing the chances of Sinner or [Lorenzo] Musetti to win the tournament or to climb the rankings.”

Lorenzo Musetti in action at the 2024 Sardegna Open. (Photo Credit: Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour)

Italians are not only climbing the PIF ATP Rankings, they are absolutely stacking it. With Sinner currently crowned the best player in the world, and Musetti on the rise at No. 17, Italy’s supply chain of players is well-balanced and flourishing. Like the national high-speed train, La Frecciarosa, Italy has steamrolled perennial powerhouse Spain off the tracks with the most players in the Top 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings by a non-grand slam nation.

“As I always said, we are lucky because we have junior tournaments, we have Future events, and then we have a lot of Challenger events in Italy,” says Jannik Sinner, who this year became the first Italian man to rise to World No. 1. “Which potentially could give a chance for the young players, having some wild cards, trying to understand what the level is until a certain point and talking about ranking-wise. Then after we have also big events. In Turin, we have the [Nitto] ATP Finals.”

With Novak Djokovic unable to compete due to injury, the field for the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals is now set. Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev have claimed the final three singles positions at the season finale, which will be played at the Inalpi Arena in Turin from 10-17 November.

The stars will join Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz in the field.

Ruud returns to the year-end championships two years after claiming one of the best results of his career at the tournament. The Norwegian reached the title decider at the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals and will make his third overall appearance in the prestigious event.

De Minaur is set to debut at the Nitto ATP Finals and become the first Australian singles player to compete in the season finale since former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings Lleyton Hewitt made the final in 2004.

Rublev will make his fifth consecutive appearance in the season finale. After participating in the event’s final year in London, he has qualified for all four editions held in Turin.

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will not play the Nitto ATP Finals, which will be held 10-17 November in Turin, Italy.

Djokovic is a seven-time champion at the season finale, but cited injury as the reason for his announcement.

"I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won't be playing next week," Djokovic wrote in an Instagram Story. "Apologies to those who were planning to see me. Wishing all the players a great tournament. See you soon!"

Djokovic has a 37-9 match record on the year, highlighted by his victory at the Paris Olympics, where he completed the career Golden Slam by winning his 99th tour-level title.

Djokovic, 37, won last year's title in Turin by defeating Jannik Sinner in the final. He first triumphed at the season finale in 2008, when the tournament was known as the Tennis Masters Cup.

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will not play the Nitto ATP Finals, which will be held 10-17 November in Turin, Italy.

Djokovic is a seven-time champion at the season finale, but cited injury as the reason for his announcement.

"I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won't be playing next week," Djokovic wrote in an Instagram Story. "Apologies to those who were planning to see me. Wishing all the players a great tournament. See you soon!"

Djokovic has a 37-9 match record on the year, highlighted by his victory at the Paris Olympics, where he completed the career Golden Slam by winning his 99th tour-level title.

Djokovic, 37, won last year's title in Turin by defeating Jannik Sinner in the final. He first triumphed at the season finale in 2008, when the tournament was known as the Tennis Masters Cup.