With lower than two months left the 2024 tennis calendar, the race to Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals is heating up in an enormous means on the Asian swing. Three have clinched spots: Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Carlos Alcaraz. Meaning 5 place stay. have clinched, so 5 spots stay
Listed here are the present standings:
1. Jannik Sinner – 9100 points2. Alexander Zverev – 6115 points3. Carlos Alcaraz – 6110 factors
4. Daniil Medvedev – 4520 points5. Taylor Fritz – 3890 points6. Casper Ruud – 3795 points7. Andrey Rublev – 3520 points8. Alex de Minaur – 3305 factors
9. Novak Djokovic – 3260 points10. Grigor Dimitrov – 2835 points11. Tommy Paul – 2785 points12. Stefanos Tsitsipas – 2735 factors
How essential is the Asian swing, regardless of being comparatively quick? Properly, there are two ATP 500 occasions presently underway in Beijing and Tokyo. They’re adopted instantly by the Rolex Shanghai Masters. In different phrases, a participant may rack up as many as 1500 factors within the subsequent two weeks. The late October schedule is comparable, with a pair of 500 occasions in Basel and Vienna main into the Paris Masters.
Medvedev is sort of a lock to qualify for Turin, whereas the final 4 spots are comparatively up within the air. Fritz, Ruud, and Tsitsipas are among the many present leaders, however all three misplaced within the Tokyo first spherical. Paul additionally misplaced early in Tokyo. Zverev, De Minaur, Djokovic, and Dimitrov didn’t play in both ATP 500.
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