Already in the final stage of the season, little by little the eight tennis players will compete in ATP FinalsIt is an annual competition that brings together the best of the season. for now, Novak Djokovic (1st in the ATP rankings), Carlos Alcaraz (2nd), Daniil Medvedev (3rd) and, most recently, Jannik Sinner (4th).They’ve already got a ticket to Turin. But who are the rest who will fill the available places?
In terms of numbers, there are quite a few who still have a chance to succeed to tell the truth, and among them, Andrey Rublev (7), Stefanos Tsitsipas (6), Alexander Zverev (10), Holger Röhn (5), Taylor Fritz (8), Casper Ruud (9), Alex de Minaur (11), Tommy Paul (12) and Karen. Khachanov (14th) Of which only four will be achieved.
Firstly, the Russian ruble has the best chance of attending Turin. Dedicate it in Monte Carlo Masters 1000Its address is in ATP Stadium 250two endings From ATP 500 Three coalition forces arrived from Grand Slam (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) They provide you with great support to achieve this. In the rest of the season, he participated in the Masters Tournament 1000 in Shanghai and Paris and ATP 500 in Basel and Vienna They will be essential for adding the final points to the classification.
In the case of the Greeks, the final was reached in Australian Open Championship It really has him starting 2023 on the right foot. Added to this is his dedication at the ATP 250 tournament in Los Cabos, and the final in ATP 500 in Barcelona, 40+ wins so far this season And look for what can lead to great results Shanghai, ATP 250 Antwerp As one of the favorites for the title, the ATP 500 in Vienna and the Paris Masters as the final test.
Following the line of the German annual classification Alexander Zverev He was the one who missed his chance to score points in Shanghai after losing in the first round to Roman Safiulin. However, he was crowned Hamburg ATP 500, Chengdu ATP 250 And the semi-finals in Roland Garros They give you a special boost to get into good spirits in order to Tokyo ATP 500, Vienna And to the last Masters 1000 tournament of the season in Paris.
One of those who started the season strongly and will want to take his place for the first time in ATP Finals It’s the young Dane Holger Ronwhich in addition to achieving He reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and reached the Masters 1000 finals in Monte Carlo and Rome. With the Munich ATP 500 Under his arms, for the remainder of the season he will go in search of consecration Basel, Stockholm and Paris, The tournament where he defends the title.
It has already entered a more committed and utopian region in search of classification, North America Taylor Fritz, semifinalist in Monte Carlo and ATP 250 champion in Delray Beach and AtlantaIn Shanghai, Tokyo, Basel and Paris, he will seek to add those basic points that give him the second rank in this competition, as he achieved a great performance in 2022, ranking among the top four.
That bitter taste of a losing final The ATP Finals in 2022 against Djokovic is a thorn in Casper Ruud’s side. Finalist for Roland Garros 2023 and champion ATP 250 from EstorilThe Norwegian will seek to perform well in Shanghai, Tokyo and Paris to dream of his third participation in a row.
At the end of this list, De Minaur, Tommy Paul and Karen Khachanov They remain like extremists who continue to dream of the miracle. Shanghai, Tokyo, Vienna (without de Minaur) and Paris are the scenarios chosen to score the most points and wait for their predecessors to not achieve what is expected.
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