Overview
- The ATP Finals group draw, held Thursday, split the eight players into the Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe groups with Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe in Ivan Lendl and Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils and Rafa Jódar in John McEnroe.
- Carlos Alcaraz will start his Turin campaign against Frances Tiafoe while Rafa Jódar opens his debut against Alexander Zverev, meaning the two Spaniards cannot meet until the semifinals.
- Alcaraz enters Turin as the in‑form favorite after late‑season wins in Vienna and the Paris Masters and as a 2023 finalist who has yet to win the year‑end title.
- Jódar reaches the ATP Finals for the first time after a breakthrough season and faces a difficult group on debut that includes a former champion and the newly returned world No. 1.
- The tournament begins Sunday at Turin’s Inalpi Arena with Jannik Sinner absent because of a right‑knee injury and a record US$15.75 million prize pool that raises the financial stakes for players and teams.