Djokovic grouped with Sinner, Tsitsipas and Rune at ATP Finals – updated with day one schedule

Defending champion Novak Djokovic was handed a tough draw for the ATP Finals in Turin on Thursday after he was placed alongside home favourite Jannik Sinner, Greece’s Stefanos Tstisipas and Dane Holger Rune for the round-robin stages.

The four men make up the Green Group, with world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev placed in the Red Group. The top two in each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

World No 1 Djokovic is bidding to win the event for a record seventh time while just one win in thee round-robin stages would give him the year-end No 1 ranking ahead of Alcaraz.

GREEN GROUP:
Novak Djokovic
Jannik Sinner
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Holger Rune

RED GROUP:
Carlos Alcaraz
Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Alexander Zverev

The first match of the ATP Finals will see Sinner taking on Tsitsipas in the afternoon session on Sunday November 12, with six-time champion Djokovic facing Rune in the evening, a repeat of their recent quarter-final battle in Paris and their fifth clash in a burgeoning rivalry.

The ATP Finals begin in Turin on Nov 12.

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