ATP Finals draws: Sinner, Medvedev in same group, Alcaraz Zverev headlines the other

Top seed Jannik Sinner and 2020 Nitto ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev will lead the Ilie Nastase Group at the Nitto ATP Finals, it was revealed at the draw on Thursday afternoon in Turin. Fifth seed Taylor Fritz and tournament debutant Alex de Minaur will also be in the group.

Second seed Alexander Zverev and this year’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz headline the John Newcombe Group, which also will feature 2022 Turin finalist Casper Ruud and five-time qualifier Andrey Rublev.

Sinner made a memorable run to the championship match in front of his home fans at the Inalpi Arena last year and will try to go one step further this edition as the top seed and No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings.

Two of the eight singles competitors have lifted the trophy before. Zverev (2018, 2021) and Medvedev (2020) have both earned the ultimate championship in the sport.

SINGLES

Ilie Nastase Group: Jannik Sinner (1), Daniil Medvedev (4), Taylor Fritz (5), Alex de Minaur (7)

John Newcombe Group: Alexander Zverev (2), Carlos Alcaraz (3), Casper Ruud (6), Andrey Rublev (8).

The doubles draw was also revealed Thursday. Top seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic will be in the Bob Bryan Group with Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, and Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. Second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos top the Mike Bryan Group with Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, and Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.

Arevalo and Pavic, Bolelli and Vavassori, Purcell and Thompson, Heliovaara and Patten, and Krawietz and Puetz are all making their team debuts at the Nitto ATP Finals. Koolhof and Mektic captured the Nitto ATP Finals doubles title in 2020.

DOUBLES

Bob Bryan Group:
Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic (1), Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (4), Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden (6), Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (8)

Mike Bryan Group: Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (2), Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic (3), Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson (5), Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (7)