The 2024 ATP Finals group levels have been drawn. High seed Jannik Sinner and former champion Daniil Medvedev will headline the Ilie Nastase Group, whereas fifth seed Taylor Fritz and event newcomer Alex de Minaur will even take part.
Within the John Newcombe Group, second seed Alexander Zverev and this 12 months’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz lead the cost, accompanied by Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev.
The group levels kick off on November tenth, and gamers are bidding for the prospect to win $4,881,100 in the event that they go undefeated in the course of the event.
Nitto 2024 ATP Finals Draw
Singles
Ilie Nastase Group
John Newcombe Group
Jannik Sinner (1)
Alexander Zverev (2)
Daniil Medvedev (4)
Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Taylor Fritz (5)
Casper Ruud (6)
Alex de Minaur (7)
Andrey Rublev (8)
Doubles
Bob Bryan Group
Mike Bryan Group
Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic (1)
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (2)
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (4)
Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic (3)
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden (6)
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson (5)
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (8)
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (7)
Fast Draw Evaluation + Predictions
Group Ilie Nastase
Jannik Sinner is the world’s primary, and he’s been dominant on arduous courts this season, so he heads in comfortably because the favorite.
Two Grand Slams, three Masters 1000 titles, two ATP 500 titles, and two failed doping checks are the highlights of his season, so it’s tough to not see final 12 months’s runner-up going one higher.
4th seed Daniil Medvedev, the 2020 champion, additionally finds himself in Group Ilie Nastase, however until he can hit his serve and forehand like he might a 12 months in the past, I can’t see him making it out of the group.
Since Could, Meddy has had a 2-10 document towards prime 30 gamers, so placing him in towards guys within the prime eight appears like an uphill activity.
In contrast to the remainder of the sector, he’s additionally not gained a title this season, and the overwhelming majority of factors that received him to Torino got here from the primary few occasions of the season.
For no matter purpose, his serve and forehand lack efficiency. Primarily based on his murmurings, the shoulder performs a job, and I can’t consider a greater clarification.
Tactically, he’s nonetheless proper there, however holding serve has been a giant downside this 12 months, giving him much less freedom on the return.
Whereas he holds a 6-3 document towards de Minaur, he’s solely performed Fritz as soon as, and I feel the American will make it by means of the group levels to the semi-finals.
Predicted semifinalists: Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz
Group John Newcombe
Alexander Zverev heads into Turin after dominantly profitable the Paris Masters. He’s received a career-best 66-20 document this 12 months, marking essentially the most match wins in a single season for him.
Zverev has beforehand gained the ATP Finals twice, claiming his first title in 2018 and following it up with one other in 2021, and I feel he’s the second favorite pre-tournament.
We haven’t seen the situations in Turin, however primarily based on Paris, if it’s taking part in quick, it’s not ultimate for third seed Carlos Alcaraz, who’s at his finest when he can use completely different spins and heights on the ball to work the factors.
Nevertheless, given Ruud and Rublev’s current kind, I’d nonetheless make Carlos a cushty semi-finalist. He maintains an ideal 4-0 document towards Ruud. And beat Rublev in Turin final 12 months in straight units.
Ruud is on a four-match shedding streak and has misplaced eight of his final 9 matches. He holds a 4-12 H2H document towards the opposite three within the group, making it unlikely he’ll enhance that this time round.
Rublev, too, has had an inconsistent 12 months. He didn’t win a match at each the Shanghai Masters and the Paris Masters, and in his 4 earlier ATP Finals appearances, he has solely superior previous the group stage as soon as.
Predicted semifinalists: Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz
Schedule:
Sunday tenth November:
14:00: Daniil Medvedev vs. Taylor Fritz20:30: Jannik Sinner vs. Alex De Minaur
Monday eleventh November:
14:00: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud20:30: Alexander Zverev vs. Andrey Rublev
Who’s your decide for the 2024 ATP Finals?
