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20-year-old Spaniard qualifies for second consecutive year
Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday became the first player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals when he defeated Novak Djokovic in a memorable five-set Wimbledon final for his second major title.

The Spaniard, who has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive year, will make his debut at the elite event after withdrawing last year due to injury. The 2023 season finale will be played from 12-19 November at the Pala Alpitour in Turin.

"I am really happy to be able to play in Turin at the end of the year," Alcaraz said. "It's a goal for me since the beginning of the season."

According to Infosys ATP Stats, Alcaraz this year leads the ATP Tour in both match wins (47-4) and winning percentage (92.2%). He has lost before the semi-finals of a tournament just once in 2023.


Alcaraz also leads the Tour with six tour-level trophies this season. The 20-year-old has triumphed at a major (Wimbledon), two ATP Masters 1000s (Indian Wells and Madrid), two ATP 500s (Barcelona and Queen’s Club) and an ATP 250 (Buenos Aires).

The Spaniard is in first place the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin with 6,675 points, 730 points ahead of second-placed Djokovic. Alcaraz is trying to claim ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by Pepperstone for the second consecutive year. Djokovic is 825 points ahead of third-placed Daniil Medvedev.

Fritz moving into contention
With Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev losing early at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, several players have an opportunity to make a move in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin.

Jannik Sinner is in prime position to surge as he pursues qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held in Turin from 12-19 November.

Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin (entering Toronto R3)

Player Points
1) Carlos Alcaraz 6,765
2) Novak Djokovic 5,945
3) Daniil Medvedev 5,210
4) Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,435
5) Andrey Rublev 3,270
6) Jannik Sinner 3,265
7) Holger Rune 3,035
Casper Ruud 2,595
9) Taylor Fritz 2,470
10) Alexander Zverev 2,310
If Sinner defeats former World No. 1 Andy Murray in the Toronto third round, he will ascend to fifth in the Live Race. Another win would see him move into fourth.

“Of course you watch these kinds of things. This is why you also practise for,” Sinner said. “But in the other way, we have practised so, so much in the last couple of weeks. Happy to be here, happy to compete again and against the best players in the world and I will play point after point and then we'll see in the end of the year what's coming."

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Two years ago, Sinner replaced Matteo Berrettini as an alternate mid-tournament at the Pala Alpitour in Turin. This season, he is trying to qualify directly into the field for the first time.

That is a feat American Taylor Fritz achieved last year. The 25-year-old has improved his standing in recent weeks by winning the Atlanta Open and making the semi-finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington.

Fritz is currently in ninth place, 125 points behind Casper Ruud for the final qualifying spot. A second ATP Masters 1000 title would propel him as high as fifth in the Live Race. How much is the American following the battle?

“A good amount. I think before Atlanta and like D.C. I wasn't really looking at it because I knew I was a good amount back, so I was like, ‘There's no point in me looking at it until I have a good result or make it close’,” Fritz said. “And after Atlanta and D.C., I think Casper and I are pretty much even for the eighth spot. So it is what it is, I just have to have good results for the rest of the year and I think that I'll have a good chance.

“It's really going to take one big result in my opinion because 100 points, 200 points here I don't think is going to mean that much when you have so many guys where you just win finals, win a Masters or semi-final a Slam, that's just going to jump you in front of everybody else. So it's really just about having a big result.”

Carlos Alcaraz became the first player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

De Minaur rises to 10th
Italian Jannik Sinner further boosted his chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time after winning his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers.

The 21-year-old enjoyed a standout week in Toronto, defeating Matteo Berrettini, Gael Monfils, Tommy Paul and Alex de Minaur to climb two spots to fourth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin.

Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin

Player Points
1) Carlos Alcaraz 6,855
2) Novak Djokovic 5,945
3) Daniil Medvedev 5,310
4) Jannik Sinner 4,185
5) Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,445
6) Andrey Rublev 3,280
7) Holger Rune 3,045
Casper Ruud 2,605
9) Taylor Fritz 2,480
10) Alex de Minaur 2,335
Sinner (4,185 points) leapfrogged fifth-placed Stefanos Tsitsipas (3,445 points) and sixth-placed Andrey Rublev (3,280 points) after becoming the second first-time Masters 1000 champion of the season. Rublev triumphed for the first time at that level in Monte-Carlo in April.

Two years ago, Sinner replaced Matteo Berrettini as an alternate mid-tournament at the Pala Alpitour in Turin. This season, Sinner, who is 18-4 at Masters 1000 events in 2023, is trying to qualify directly into the field for the first time.

Australian Alex de Minaur also climbed into Nitto ATP Finals contention after reaching his first Masters 1000 final in Toronto. The 24-year-old, who is bidding to make his debut in Turin, jumped five spots to 10th in the Live Race. Earlier this season, De Minaur lifted the biggest trophy of his career at the ATP 500 in Acapulco.

Carlos Alcaraz became the first player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held in Turin from 12-19 November, when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

Serbian qualifies for the 16th time
Novak Djokovic on Friday evening became the second player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, joining Carlos Alcaraz at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from 12-19 November. Djokovic guaranteed his spot at the season finale when he defeated Taylor Fritz in the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals.

The Serbian has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals 16 times, tied for third-most qualifications in tournament history with Jimmy Connors. Djokovic has only failed to earn his place in the prestigious event once since 2007 (in 2017).


One year ago, Djokovic tied Roger Federer’s record of six Nitto ATP Finals trophies. He will now have the opportunity to take the record by himself in Italy.

Djokovic has largely dominated at the majors this season, winning the Australian Open and Roland Garros, while also reaching the Wimbledon final, where only Alcaraz was able to stop him. The 36-year-old owns a 36-5 record in 2023, including an 8-3 record against Top 10 opposition.

A three-time titlist this season — he also triumphed in Adelaide — Djokovic is in contention to claim a record-extending eighth ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by Pepperstone honour. He is second behind only Alcaraz in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin.

Djokovic will try to improve on his 46-17 record at the Nitto ATP Finals, where only Federer (59-17) has more match wins. The 36-year-old has advanced to at least the semi-finals at the season finale in 11 of his previous 15 appearances.