The first two players for the ATP Finals have already been confirmed, with Jannik Sinner joining Carlos Alcaraz in the season-ending tournament.<\/p>\n
Even with missing three months due to a doping ban, Sinner has amassed enough points to ensure he finishes no lower than seventh in the year-end rankings, mathematically guaranteeing him a spot at the showpiece event alongside Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n
The top seven ranked players automatically qualify, while the eighth spot is reserved for any player who wins a Grand Slam but is ranked between ninth and twentieth. If that does not happen, then the eighth-ranked player takes the final spot.<\/p>\n
After the players have been decided, they are split into two groups of four and play three round-robin matches against the others in their group.<\/p>\n
After those matches, the top two progress to the semi-finals in a knockout format.<\/p>\n
Since 2021, the tournament has been held in Turin, Italy, at the Palasport Olimpico and will be held between November 9 and 16.<\/p>\n
Just two players have currently qualified: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz was the first to qualify, doing so in July, while Sinner confirmed his spot in early August.<\/p>\n
The finals could well decide who ends the year as World No. 1, with Alcaraz currently on 7,550 points to Sinner\u2019s 6,010.<\/p>\n
Beyond those two, there is quite a drop-off, with Alexander Zverev on less than half the points of Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
The German has 3,690 points heading into the week of August 11, with Canadian Open champion Ben Shelton in fourth.<\/p>\n
Novak Djokovic is currently fifth, with Taylor Fritz and Jack Draper in sixth and seventh.<\/p>\n
Alex de Minaur is in the uncertain eighth spot, but that should still be good enough for a place in the tournament, provided no player ranked between ninth and 20th wins the US Open.<\/p>\n
Jannik Sinner won his first ATP Finals trophy last season, defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the final.<\/p>\n
Before that, he reached the final in 2023 but lost to Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n
The Serbian has won the tournament the most times in history, doing so on seven occasions, including four consecutive titles between 2012 and 2015.<\/p>\n
As it is for the ATP Tour, women do not take part but they do have their own version \u2013 the WTA Finals.<\/p>\n
As with the men, the top eight players compete in a group stage before the knockout tournament.<\/p>\n
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is currently the only player to have qualified.<\/p>\n
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