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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, as of Monday, 31 October 2022

With one week of the regular season to go, Felix Auger-Aliassime looks in strong contention to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals after he captured the title at the ATP 500 event in Basel.

ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the Race following a two-tournament week on Tour.

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Sixth, Felix Auger-Aliassime, +1
The Canadian has jumped one spot to sixth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin after he won his third consecutive tour-level trophy in Basel. The Canadian, who defeated #NextGenATP Dane Holger Rune in the final, is on 3,635 points, 725 points clear of eighth-placed American Taylor Fritz (2,910 points). The 22-year-old is aiming to make his debut at the prestigious end-of-year event, to be held from 13-20 November.

Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin (as of 31 October)

Player Points
6) Felix Auger-Aliassime 3,635
7) Andrey Rublev 3,440
Taylor Fritz 2,910
9) Hubert Hurkacz 2,860

Dutch-British duo earn achievement in first year together
Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski clinched year-end No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Team Rankings on Sunday when they lifted the Rolex Paris Masters trophy. It is first time either player has been part of the year-end No. 1 duo.

The Dutchman and Briton made a quick start to their partnership at the beginning of the season and have not looked back. The pair has won seven titles this year, including triumphs at three ATP Masters 1000 events.

“[It means] a lot, obviously. It was one of the goals we set for this year. I think we’ve reached all the goals we set in January, so it means the world to us,” Koolhof said. “I think we’ve been playing great tennis from the start in Australia and managed to keep it going until here. We have one more week to go, so let’s continue this run in Turin.”

Koolhof and Skupski began 2022 by lifting trophies at ATP 250 events in Melbourne and Adelaide. That set the tone for the year, in which they have tallied a 54-17 record.

Their biggest victories of the season came at the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid, Montreal and Paris. They have also triumphed in Doha and ’s-Hertogenbosch.

Other notable results include runs to the championship match in Miami, Barcelona and at the US Open.

“It’s been great with Wes from day one really in Australia. We just keep growing. We have a few setbacks here and there, but we bounce straight back,” Skupski said. “We both work hard. We get along very well off the court. I think that’s one of the keys to gel on the court. We keep putting the work in, things seem to be paying off. Hopefully we can keep going in Turin.”

Individually, Koolhof will also become No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings for the first time on Monday.

The year-end No. 1 duo will try to punctuate its standout season on a high as at the Nitto ATP Finals. Koolhof will appear at the season finale for the second time and Skupski will make his debut. Koolhof lifted the trophy at the year-end championships in 2020 with Nikola Mektic.

World No. 1 Alcaraz and No. 2 Nadal also in contention
Stefanos Tsitsipas has more than just a title at stake at next week’s Nitto ATP Finals. The Greek star controls his destiny in the battle for the year-end No. 1 Pepperstone ATP Ranking.

If the 24-year-old wins the season finale without losing a match, he will climb to World No. 1 for the first time and finish the year atop men’s tennis’ mountain. However, if Tsitsipas does not go 5-0 at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, he will open the door for Rafael Nadal to return to top spot.

The Spaniard can accomplish the feat by winning the title. If Tsitsipas does not leave Turin as an undefeated champion, Nadal can also return to World No. 1 by advancing to the final after winning all three of his round-robin matches.

Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings

Player Points
1) Carlos Alcaraz 6,820
2) Rafael Nadal 5,820
3) Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,350
Nadal has finished year-end No. 1 five times previously, most recently in 2019. Accomplishing the feat again this year would put the Spaniard in joint-second for most year-end No. 1 finishes in Pepperstone ATP Rankings history (since 1973) with Pete Sampras (6).

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If none of those scenarios play out, Carlos Alcaraz will remain at World No. 1 and earn his first year-end No. 1 finish. The 19-year-old, who first ascended to top spot on 12 September after winning the US Open, withdrew from the Nitto ATP Finals because of an internal oblique muscle tear in his left abdominal wall.

Players at the Nitto ATP Finals earn 200 points for each round-robin win, 400 points for a semi-final victory and 500 points for triumphing in the championship match.

If Alcaraz and Nadal finish the season finale with the same number of points, Nadal will be World No. 1 because he will have more total points from the Grand Slams, ATP Masters 1000 mandatory tournaments and the Nitto ATP Finals. Seven-time year-end World No. 1 Djokovic is not in contention to claim year-end No. 1 honours in Turin.