2023 ATP Finals: The four men who have already qualified for Turin
Jannik Sinner has become the latest player to book his ticket to the 2023 ATP Finals with the Italian set for his second appearance at the season-ending event.
The world No 4 punched his ticket to Turin on the back of his second-round win over Marcos Giron at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday and he joins world No 1 Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev in the draw for the prestigious event.
Although Sinner will play in the ATP Finals for the second time, it is the first time that has outright qualified for the tournament as in 2021 he competed as an alternate after compatriot Matteo Berrettini withdrew because of injury.
This year’s qualification is a well-earned reward for an excellent season for the 22-year-old as he has won three titles – including a maiden ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the Canadian Open – finished runner-up at the two events while he also reached the semi-final at Wimbledon.
“I wanted to accomplish this here. I’m very very happy. It was our main goal of the season,” he said.
“I’m very happy I’m officially in Turin. It means a lot, playing in front of the home crowd there. This event is coming in a couple of months. I’ll just try to stay focused. I know I can play well also here. Let’s stay in the present moment.”
This year’s ATP Finals will once again take place on the hard courts at Pala Alpitour in Sinner’s home country Italy with the tournament running from November 12-19.
Djokovic is the defending champion and he will make his 16th appearance this year where he will be gunning for a record-breaking seventh title. Last year he won the title undefeated and walked away with the biggest check in tennis history as he won an incredible $4,740,300.
The prize money for this year’s tournament is yet to be confirmed.
ATP Finals line-up so far…
Novak Djokovic
Previous ATP Finals appearances: 15 (champion in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022)
Carlos Alcaraz
Previous ATP Finals appearances: 0 (qualified in 2022, but withdrew due to injury)
Daniil Medvedev
Previous ATP Finals appearances: 4 (champion in 2020)
Jannik Sinner
Previous ATP Finals appearances: 1 (round-robin in 2021)
There are still four places up for grabs for the season-ending event with Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitispas, Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune currently occupying those places.
However, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Tommy Paul are also still in the running. With Zverev and Rune losing early in Shanghai, Fritz and Rune will fancy their chances of notching up late tickets to Turin.
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