The draw for the ATP Finals has been made – but there is still plenty of uncertainty. Novak Djokovic, who is the No. 4 seed at this year’s season-ending championships, has yet to commit to the tournament despite qualifying and being included in the draw.
The Serbian superstar is currently in action at the ATP 250 event in Athens and said he would make a decision on his participation once his run in Greece is over. Djokovic has, however, been drawn in the Jimmy Connors Group with No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz, plus Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur.
Meanwhile, the eighth and final spot in the ATP Finals field has yet to be determined. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti are battling it out to get into the draw. Auger-Aliassime is currently eighth in the race, but Musetti can surpass him and qualify by winning the Athens title on Saturday.
Before the draw was made in Turin on Thursday, ATP Tour supervisor Gerry Armstrong clarified that the eighth position was still up in the air.
“We are waiting on the identity of our eighth player. By way of explanation, we have Lorenzo Musetti, who will qualify if he wins the current event in Athens. Anything less and the position will go to Felix Auger-Aliassime,” he said.
The seedings for the ATP Finals draw are based on the race rankings – not on this week’s current ATP rankings. The race rankings also reflect the rankings that will apply from Monday, November 10. These have last year’s ATP Finals points removed.
This means that, even though Jannik Sinner is currently the world No. 1, Alcaraz is actually the top seed, and Sinner is the No. 2 seed.
Defending champion Sinner heads up the Bjorn Borg group, which also includes Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton. The eighth-place player – either Auger-Aliassime or Musetti – will also be part of this group.