The climax to the 2024 ATP Tour season arrives in November in the shape of the ATP Finals in Turin, live on Sky Sports Tennis.
Between November 10 and 17 the top eight men’s players in the world will face off in Italy, looking to end their seasons on a high.
Read below for all you need to know…
What is the format of the ATP Finals?
The ATP Finals has a round-robin format, with eight players divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds are determined by the ATP Race To Turin rankings on the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year.
All singles matches are then the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.
The top-seeded players are placed in Group A and the second-seeded into Group B. Players seeded 3, 4 and 5 and 6, 7 and 8, are then drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in Group A. Each player plays the three other players in his group.
The winner of each group (best overall record) is placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa.
If two or more players are tied after the round robin matches, the ties are broken by the tie-break procedure, with the final standings of each group determined by the first of the following methods that apply: a) Greatest number of wins; b) Greatest number of matches played; c) Head-to-head results if only two players are tied; d) If three players are tied, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated; or ighest percentage of sets won; or Highest percentage of games won; or The player positions on the ATP Rankings.
Which players are qualified?
Three players have qualified already for the ATP Finals, with a little under two months to go.
Italy’s Jannik SinnerSpain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Germany’s Alexander Zverev have already booked their spots at the prestigious year-end event.
Behind that trio, five spaces are left to be filled, with many stars aiming to gain points over the final weeks of the regular season to boost their hopes.
2020 winner Daniil Medvedev (4,820) is fourth in the ATP Live Race To Turin and has very nearly booked his place, with Taylor Fritz (4,290) in fifth after the American made the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.
And although he lost the Shanghai final to Sinner, Novak Djokovic (3,910) boosted his chances of appearing at the end-of-season finals for the 17th time as he moved into the qualification positions in sixth place.
Casper Ruud (3,805) is seventh and Andrey Rublev (3,580) holds the final qualification spot as it stands in eighth with both players next appearing at the Stockholm Open on October 14-20.
Sidelined by injury since the US Open, Australia’s ninth-placed Alex de Minaur (3,305) has now slipped outside the qualifying positions but he returns to action at European Open in Antwerp (October 14-20) where he will hope for a strong week to put the pressure on Rublev.
Former champion Grigor Dimitrov (2,935) is 10th and his hopes of making Turin are now slim after a fourth-round exit in Shanghai. He now requires a strong week in Sweden to make a late push for the finals.
Others: 11. Tommy Paul (2,885); 12. Stefanos Tsitsipas (2,835); 13. Hubert Hurkacz (2,630); 14. Frances Tiafoe (2,510); 15. Holger Rune (2,475); 16. Lorenzo Musetti (2,400); 17. Jack Draper (2095)
Who is the defending champion?
In 2023, Novak Djokovic defeated home favourite Jannik Sinner at the ATP Finals in Turin to win the title for a record seventh time.
A ruthless Djokovic saw off Sinner in front of a passionate crowd, winning 6-3 6-3 to seal victory, after previously having lost to the Italian in the round-robin section of the competition.
The crowd tried their best to energise their man but Djokovic moved on towards victory as a Sinner double fault ended the contest. With victory, Djokovic moved past Roger Federer (six titles) to stand alone as the most successful player in the tournament’s history.
Where is it being hosted?
From 2021-2025, the ATP Finals will be held at Turin’s Inalpi Arena – Italy’s largest indoor sporting arena.
The tournament has been contested in major cities around the world, with a rich history dating back to the birth of The Masters in Tokyo (1970).
Between 2009 and 2020, the event was held in London at the O2 Arena.
Previous to that, it was hosted in Shanghai (2005-2008, 2002), Houston (2003-2004, 1976), Sydney (2001), Lisbon (2000), Hanover (1996-1999), Frankfurt (1990-1995), New York (1977-1989), Stockholm (1975), Melbourne (1974), Boston (1973), Barcelona (1972), Paris (1971), Tokyo (1970).
Which major events are left before it begins?
In terms of the major ATP events that are left before the final ATP Finals qualifiers are confirmed, the final event is the ATP 1000 Paris Masters between October 26-November 3.
What’s on Sky Sports Tennis in October?
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20)
- Erste Bank Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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