The ATP Tour indoor swing is firmly underway, and the race to one of the biggest events on the tour calendar is beginning to attract huge attention.<\/p>\n
The ATP Finals returns to Turin for the fifth straight year in 2025 and, with less than one month to go until action gets underway at the year-end showpiece, the battle to secure a spot is intensifying.<\/p>\n
With key ATP 500 events taking place in Vienna and Basel this week, we look at how the race is currently shaping up.<\/p>\n
Three men have so far qualified for the year-end championships, with no prizes for guessing who that leading trio are.<\/p>\n
Comfortably out in front in the race is world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, who has amassed a staggering 11,040 points this season, with world No 2 Jannik Sinner<\/a> sitting on 8,500 points ahead of the Vienna Open.<\/p>\n Though distant from Alcaraz and Sinner, Novak Djokovic\u2019s<\/a> points haul of 4,580 has also been enough for him to seal qualification.<\/p>\n However, questions remain about whether the Serbian will play the event, having missed the event in 2024 despite qualification.<\/p>\n Should Djokovic withdraw, the ninth-placed qualifier would seal their place.<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner slammed by Italian tennis icon as world No 2 explains Davis Cup decision<\/a><\/p>\n WTA Rankings: Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Anisimova, Keys punishment confirmed for breaking rule<\/a><\/p>\n Though only three players have so far officially qualified, a handful of players also look on the verge of securing their place.<\/p>\n Despite what has been a difficult year by his own high standards, Alexander Zverev sits fourth in the race on 4,280 points, and it is highly unlikely that the two-time ATP Finals champion won\u2019t qualify.<\/p>\n Zverev is the only other player above the 4,000-point mark as things stand, though fifth-placed Taylor Fritz is on 3,835 points, and sixth-placed Ben Shelton is on 3,720 points.<\/p>\n All three are in action this week \u2014 Zverev in Vienna, Fritz and Shelton in Basel \u2014 and will hope to boost their chances and potentially confirm qualification.<\/p>\n However, Fritz and Shelton have little breathing room over Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Musetti, who are currently seventh and eighth in the race.<\/p>\n Already through to round two in Vienna, de Minaur holds 3,595 points as things stand, with Musetti on 3,485 points ahead of his campaign in the Austrian capital.<\/p>\n However, other contenders will be eyeing up a place in the top eight.<\/p>\n Ninth spot may be enough if Djokovic \u2014 or anyone else \u2014 ultimately withdraws from the ATP Finals, though reaching the top eight would make life a lot more comfortable.<\/p>\n With tenth-placed Jack Draper and twelfth-placed Holger Rune out of contention due to injury issues, this makes life a lot simpler for the likes of de Minaur and, in particular, Musetti.<\/p>\n However, there are a few key contenders to watch out for.<\/p>\n After a strong start to 2025, Felix Auger Aliassime appeared to drop out of contention, though a run to the US Open semi-final and now his third title of the year in Brussels puts him well in the hunt.<\/p>\n The Canadian sits in ninth place on 3,145 points ahead of his Basel campaign, with the 25-year-old famously very strong on indoor courts.<\/p>\n Auger Aliassime will undoubtedly be a huge qualification threat and is perhaps the most likely figure to disrupt the current top eight, as he looks for a third Basel title this week.<\/p>\n Having won his second title of 2025 in Stockholm this weekend, eleventh-placed Casper Ruud could also be in contention.<\/p>\n In action in Basel this week, the Norwegian holds 2,735 points as things stand \u2014 meaning he would need a strong end to 2025 to qualify.<\/p>\n 1) Carlos Alcaraz, 11,040 \u2013 Q Read Next<\/strong>: Elena Rybakina vs Mirra Andreeva: Kazakh\u2019s \u2018tough\u2019 pathway to WTA Finals qualification revealed<\/a><\/p>\n The post ATP Rankings Race to Turin: Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic qualified as race for top 8 intensifies<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The ATP Tour indoor swing is firmly underway, and the race to one of the biggest events on the tour calendar is beginning to attract huge attention. 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Who is in contention?<\/h2>\n
Who else can threaten?<\/h2>\n
Live ATP Rankings Race to Turin (as of October 21, 2025)<\/h2>\n
\n2) Jannik Sinner, 8,500 \u2013 Q
\n3) Novak Djokovic, 4,580 \u2013 Q
\n4) Alexander Zverev, 4,280
\n5) Taylor Fritz, 3,835
\n6) Ben Shelton, 3,720
\n7) Alex de Minaur, 3,595
\n8) Lorenzo Musetti, 3,485
\nCutoff<\/em>
\n9) Felix Auger Aliassime, 3,145
\n10) Jack Draper, 2,990 [OUT]
\n11) Casper Ruud, 2,735
\n12) Holger Rune, 2,590 [OUT]
\n13) Daniil Medvedev, 2,560<\/p>\n